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to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)

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bet; wager; stake; gamble

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to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose

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resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag

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easy; simple; plain

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one's last moments; hour of death; death throes; agonies of death

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to bend over in the shape of the hiragana character ku; to bend forward from the waist to form a chevron shape

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to fall backward

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to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait

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desperate; hopeless

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instinct

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the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all

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to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)

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left side; left-hand side

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ouch!

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to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze

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to prepare for death; to get ready to die

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right side; right-hand side

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bam; whomp; thump

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close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth

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to escape

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to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain

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to lie down; to throw oneself down

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straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly

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at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just

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support; backing; aid; assistance

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to do someone in; to bump someone off

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opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism

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to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted

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superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!

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to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order

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daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough

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point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack

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now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

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gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180 ml; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 square meters; one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum

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to cross swords (with)

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to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit

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considerably; greatly; a lot

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illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding

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to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes

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up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right

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encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion

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how can (one) do something

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to bear; to endure

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mwahahaha (evil laughter); coo coo; cooing; stifled laughter; suppressed laughter; sound of snagging

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(feeling) impatient; irritated; irritating; frustrated; frustrating; vexed

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as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible

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to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to

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memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir

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mother

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