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to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)

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to run away; to run off

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dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy

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forward inclination (of the body); bending forward; anteversion

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to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best

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now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns

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slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.

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rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan

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Thu

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to watch for an unguarded moment

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to guess; to conjecture; to surmise

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another (person); the other person; one more (person)

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check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base

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(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of

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joint struggle; common (united) front

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long-awaited; much-awaited

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against the rules

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shivering; trembling

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dispersing; vanishing

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absolute basics; very rudiments

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potential; latent faculties; potential capacities

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to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)

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way (of doing); manner; method; means

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to sidle up to

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nature; disposition

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to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)

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about; concerning; as to; regarding

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joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)

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to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite

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to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air

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impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness

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to place firmly; to hit very hard

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heart; guts; nerve; central part

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to weaken

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to live long; to survive

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brush tip; first on a list; head; chief

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here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up

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sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment

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in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw

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postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)

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return

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clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)

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from the beginning; from scratch

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to count again

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coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay

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teary eyes

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interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)

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still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least

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artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)

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ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land

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