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left (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); the following

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elbow

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cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection

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so to speak

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potential energy

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eye of a needle

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in all directions

1

short distance; short range; short-haul

1

motion

1

shooting down (aircraft)

3

safety zone; traffic island

1

quickly; swiftly; already; before; long time ago

1

miracle; wonder; marvel

1

inspiration; genius; super-human skill

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divine or supernatural skill

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intentional; on purpose

1

sly; cunning; crafty

1

borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)

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bad luck (result from fortune telling); evil countenance

1

to be too late (to be of use)

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pitching in consecutive games; making multiple posts (on a website); posting multiple comments

2

repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)

1

Chinese martial arts; kung fu; wushu; kenpō (martial arts); kempo

1

strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork

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wildcard (in hanafuda); storm card; gaji (term used in Hawaii); extra card (in hanafuda, kabufuda, etc.; sometimes depicting an ogre); joker; blank card

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close attack

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the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass

1

kung fu

1

sublimation; sublimating (an emotion, impulse, etc.); channelling; diverting

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shape-of-the-mind fist; Hsing I Chuan

1

the five elements (in Chinese philosophy: wood, fire, earth, metal and water); the five phases; five practices of the Bodhisattvas; the five pillars of Islam

2

starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card

1

mysterious bird; strange bird; eerie bird; monster that has taken the form of a bird

1

sound of thunder; large, thunderous voice

1

explosive blast (in construction, mining, etc.); blasting

2

rib; frame (of a ship)

3

internal organs; intestines; viscera

4

gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)

1

revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization

1

master of martial arts; practitioner of martial arts

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to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous

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next (spoken) word

3

to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)

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elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress

1

to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal

3

laceration

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we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual

1

to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)

3

unavoidable; inevitable

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contest; comparison; competition

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