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great difference; big difference; wide margin

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ancient times

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physical labor; physical labour; manual work; drastic move (e.g. hold or strike in martial arts); power technique; display of power

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foundation; root; basis; root and trunk

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viewing and treating as one; regarding as the same; equating one thing with another; identification

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defensive body movement (judo, kendo, etc.)

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diversion; appropriation (e.g. of funds); misappropriation; re-use (e.g. old computer parts); recycling

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lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)

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step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan

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basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation

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to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)

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inertia

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mass

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to fall on one's backside

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tip of a sword; point of a sword

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left half of the body

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twisting; torsion

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trace

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landing

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ideal; ideals

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to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit

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exemplary

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martial arts demonstration; martial arts training

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to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter

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goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark

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to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst

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to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off

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I told you so

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one may well say so, but ...; even more than

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both knees

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moaning; groaning

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tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)

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to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)

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aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly

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fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly

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union; joining; conjugation

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to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)

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not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...

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stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign

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to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother

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to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips

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to pry; to prize; to prise

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to swim

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point of a sword

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point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes

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balance; equilibrium

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(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means

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rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple

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to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain

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shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!

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