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to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward

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riding fast; driving a horse fast

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one stride; single stride; short distance

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travelling on foot; traveling on foot; travelling all over

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urgency; imminence

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to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)

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disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position

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to judge; to decide; to solve; to decipher; to divine; to guess

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handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)

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serious; not joking; straight

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wrist

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(arch.) carpenter's square; perpendicularity; straightness; model; standard

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surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality

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shades of evening; dead of night

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profusely (esp. flowers blooming in great profusion)

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to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely

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

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to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)

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hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy

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body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field

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to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places

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lower region; lower part; region below

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to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away

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lower limbs; legs

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to bend; to warp; to lose heart

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inseam; inside leg

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to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply

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upper half of the body; upper body

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to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength

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across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for

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one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping

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unexpected; unforeseen

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burglary; burglar; closet

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to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter

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to swim

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China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)

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sun (approx. 3.03 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess

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ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out

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to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink

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balance

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to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice

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to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire

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(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song

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holding one's sword pointing towards the opponent's eyes (kendo stance)

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point of a sword

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strong; hard; manly

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shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection

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thrusting (a spear, etc.)

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numerous; many

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sword skills; swordsmanship

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