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telepathy; tacit understanding; thought transference; non-verbal Zen Buddhist transmission to a disciple of the central tenets of Buddhism

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to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on

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feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness

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remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted

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to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)

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truly; in earnest

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war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces

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lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!

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splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)

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to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath

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course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit

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to watch over; to watch attentively

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spark

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to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread

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iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards

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explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation

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miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); (in Okinawa) carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors

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to step forward; to take a step forward

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dragon (as depicted in Western myths)

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the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan

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the West; the Occident; Western countries

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thought; idea; ideology

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master; expert

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armor; armour

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to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up

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mace

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hammer

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to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch

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union; joining; conjugation

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department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category

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weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)

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to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)

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edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)

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(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest

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breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance

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

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indicate reason; infers some protest

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is not; am not; are not

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failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)

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frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

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damage

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that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such

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horizontal; level; even

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fencing

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structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination

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point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack

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to become clumsy; to miss one's aim

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helmet (of a warrior); headpiece

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slit

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to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear

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