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oxpecker

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

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city that never sleeps

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punk fashion

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large Japanese junk

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multilingual

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

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

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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

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caponata

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water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout

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various countries; several countries

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Taniko

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

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interpreter

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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

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high compression; high pressure

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Pi-chiku

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the four auspicious beasts from Chinese mythology

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

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back-combed hair; puffed up hair; teased hair

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ratatouille

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heavily; profoundly

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

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Torao

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to find fault (with)

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personal combat; one-to-one fight

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being in office

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rites; rituals

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

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asafetida (Ferula assafoetida)

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haste makes waste

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to parry; to sidestep; to dodge

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stinking of urine; childish; immature; inexperienced

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

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proclamation; dissemination; promulgation

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light snow fall; small snow flakes

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tie-in; package deal

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(way of) spending money

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

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advance payment; advance delivery

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bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique

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scouring; degumming; training; refining; refinement

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treasure ship; picture of a treasure ship bearing the Seven Gods of Good Fortune

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to affect someone's prestige; to be beneath one's dignity

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form is emptiness; matter is void; all is vanity

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Thunderbolt and Lightfoot

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high voltage; high tension

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aquatic (life); living in the water

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traditional (Chinese or Japanese) dry landscape garden

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