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to put one's strength into

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mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit

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to pray; to wish

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pious; devout

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layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity

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soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost

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extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness

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medicine man; shaman; faith healer; witch doctor; exorcist

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straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy

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curse; malediction; hex

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to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)

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witch doctor; shaman

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disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant

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one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common

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to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly

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to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce

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any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

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myself

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glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly

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to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

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shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.

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envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)

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so; like this; in this way

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supernatural power; divine power; magical power

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gods

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fourth court rank

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to collect the best; to put together the cream of the crop

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trial; test

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average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to

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article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price

2

historic; historical

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motive; incentive; motif

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setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement

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savage dog

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restive horse; runaway horse; out of control horse

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out of bounds; beyond the pale

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how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how

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to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)

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individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic

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(another's) daughter; young lady

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in this case

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to be

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feeler; tentacle

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to twitch

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to set one's sights on; to take aim (at); to have one's mind on

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counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets

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use; service; purpose

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unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom

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unidentifiable; unidentified

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