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change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)

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(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song

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to hit the nail on the head; to guess exactly right

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continuum; continua

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in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once

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to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail

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to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)

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handkerchief

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generous; unstinting

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please look at it

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decapitated head of an enemy

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thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting

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whether you like it or not; no matter what one may do; in any event; at all events; (lit.) whether you laugh or cry

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end; close; finish; termination

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slope; inclination; tendency; trend; slope (of a linear function)

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to disappear; to vanish into thin air

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end; close

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groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)

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combat ship; combat vessel

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ship's guns

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utmost limit; extremity; result

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gun barrel

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shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff

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imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing

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what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like

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revolving lantern

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to lose a battle to win the war; to incur damage so as to inflict greater damage on a foe; (lit.) to allow one's flesh to be cut in order to sever another's bone

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stinginess; miserliness; parsimony

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to be dead; to be lifeless

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external pressure; outside pressure; foreign pressure

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unbearable; intolerable; unendurable

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vivid; striking

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to be defeated

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proud; lordly

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to incline one's head

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offering to a deity or somebody's spirit; tribute to a person who is about to depart

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euphoria; eudemonia; euphoric

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half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality

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loud laughter; hearty laugh

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it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...

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endurance; perseverance; patience

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to ask

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to poison (e.g. food, drink); to administer poison

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to go beyond the limit; to pass the limit

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dissatisfaction with the work (role) given to one; feeling oneself above the given work (role); not up to the task; (being) out of one's depth

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feeling of loneliness; feeling of desolation

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piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild

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PS; postscript; appending; addition (esp. of data, information)

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coating; painting

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matte (metallurgical)

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