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maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile

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purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge

2

short-term

1

exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite

2

company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.

4

daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

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father

60

school store; co-op

1

series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary

1

elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)

3

to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish

2

one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although

6

fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk

1

rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

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results; record; grades; marks

2

tea ceremony; Way of Tea

5

head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team

1

family; members of a family

2

worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid

5

then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so

1

once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat

8

beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

1

to be called ...; to be referred to as ...

12

challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try

1

detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered

1

why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

10

funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable

8

barbarian tribe; savage tribe

2

to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

4

to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard

1

training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices

3

superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)

9

beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

4

to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained

1

payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)

2

nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty

3

correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)

1

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

10

practical use; utility

1

while in class

7

for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first

14

pleasant sound; crack (of a baseball bat); roar (of a motor)

3

flash (of light); glint; schiller

1

obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum

2

to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)

3

prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot

1

increase in speed, acceleration

1

ability; performance; efficiency

2

base of the throat; bottom of the neck

3

to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

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