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to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)

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important person; strategic person; key figure

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to control; to command; to get the better of

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between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis

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to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain

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declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)

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stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded

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to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)

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all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults

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personal combat; one-to-one fight

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Bashan (Biblical)

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squall; skoal; skol; cheers

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heavy rain

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notice; announcement

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(divine) revelation; divine oracle

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guardian; custodian

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story; tale

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ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with

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yell; shout; cry; roar; howl

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audio feedback; acoustic feedback; howl

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to make up the number; to have a complete set of

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pure water

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the passage of electric current

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insulator

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foreign matter; impurities

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clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication

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thickheaded; obtuse; slow; sluggish; indulgent (esp. to the opposite sex); doting

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shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted

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to prepare for death; to get ready to die

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aisle (of a church)

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to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)

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Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)

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water (hydraulic) pressure

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cutter; cutting tool; box cutter; utility knife; (tailor's) cutter; cutter (boat)

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to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part

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namasu; dish of raw fish and vegetables seasoned in vinegar

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end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)

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left side; left-hand side

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contraction of "koto da"

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achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service

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leader of the pack (of a group of kids); neighborhood bully (neighbourhood)

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every one; each

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to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress

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something or other; one thing or another; this or that

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whatever the case; under any circumstances

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dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional

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ampoule

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head

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medicine; drug; chemical

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to part from; to part company with; to split with; to break off relations with

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