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dropping (something) headfirst down a precipice; downhill rush; plunging down a precipice

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(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go

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to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of

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to taste; to taste of; to have a taste

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forming a circle; circular formation (orig. in battle); huddle; ring

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to run around

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hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces

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to talk nonsense

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very small (particularly of a room or flat)

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ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very

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three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again

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to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve

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encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)

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to pull down

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to bury; to embed; to implant

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ground; earth's surface

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listen!; you see; mind you; remember

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rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse

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authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers

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let's do it; I (we) are going to do it

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beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

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precious; valuable

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elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)

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that's so, however ...

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mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling

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to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about

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to wave a flag; to show the way

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scorn; disdain; contempt

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patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman

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side; flank

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reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy

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like that; so

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to slip through; to make one's way through quickly

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elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air

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receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me

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to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)

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self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I

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to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)

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sunshine; sunlight

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to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam

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brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter

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to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

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groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)

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upper body

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to bend; to warp; to curve

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crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over

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metal ring; metal hoop; trivet; train wheel; train

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handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)

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blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice

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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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