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to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger

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with these words; while saying

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to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust

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wave; ups and downs

2

comfortable; pleasant

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to appease; to suppress; to calm

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to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach

5

to push away; to push aside; to shove

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to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)

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prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante

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custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example

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to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag

2

upper arm

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when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

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hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit

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one drop (of fluid)

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to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out

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to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into

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dark red; dark brown; reddish brown

3

blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body

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to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)

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absorption; suction; attraction

5

growth (of a plant)

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show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation

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Nara (city, prefecture)

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three; 3

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with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand

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immediately following

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physical ability

2

phenomenon

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the five senses

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not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover

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the sixth sense; intuition; hunch

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to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up

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fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness

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of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing

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to become better; to improve

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deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely

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until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point

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to narrow; to reduce; to contract

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surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard

2

to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with

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usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant

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a certain ...; some ...

4

fatal; lethal

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fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade

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surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)

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slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long

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resonance; sympathetic vibration

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reliance; dependence

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