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oxpecker

1

locking sword to sword (in a duel) and pushing; fierce, close-fought competition

1

city that never sleeps

1

punk fashion

1

large Japanese junk

1

multilingual

1

to be taken ill; to be addicted to; to become absorbed in; to give oneself up (to)

1

skipping (e.g. on a CD); jumping

1

to have someone send (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (via someone else); to leave (a message) with someone; (arch.) to use as an excuse; (arch.) to make a pretext of

1

caponata

1

water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout

1

various countries; several countries

1

Erhardt

3

Taniko

1

right of samurai to kill commoners for perceived affronts (Edo period)

1

interpreter

1

reallocating private land to public use (e.g. parks, roads); reduction in the amount of private land following a land reallocation; reducing the area of private land to reallocate it to public uses

1

high compression; high pressure

1

Pi-chiku

1

the four auspicious beasts from Chinese mythology

1

raccoon

3

dreams; visions; phantasms

16

to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant

2

cutting a person down (without a second thought); sacrificing; throwing to the wolves; omission; rounding down (e.g. fractions); truncation

1

rebellion; great uprising

4

back-combed hair; puffed up hair; teased hair

1

Siberian husky

2

ratatouille

1

heavily; profoundly

1

we are innocent until proven guilty; suspicion alone is not grounds for punishment; in dubio pro reo

1

Torao

1

tour round the country (Japan) (visiting from province to province)

2

to find fault (with)

1

personal combat; one-to-one fight

1

being in office

1

emptiness is form; illusion of the reality of matter

2

rites; rituals

1

water-filled bamboo tube which clacks against a stone when emptied; device for scaring birds from gardens

1

asafetida (Ferula assafoetida)

1

haste makes waste

1

to parry; to sidestep; to dodge

1

stinking of urine; childish; immature; inexperienced

1

invisible writing revealed by applying heat; writing done in invisible ink

1

ring name (in pro wrestling)

2

Shigaraki ware

2

proclamation; dissemination; promulgation

1

light snow fall; small snow flakes

1

tie-in; package deal

1

(way of) spending money

1

ding-dong dash; ding-dong ditch; ringing a doorbell and running away

1