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cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga

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historical novel

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change of attitude (stance, position); lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack

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log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis); test subject (of human experiments performed by Unit 731 during WWII); (arch.) prostitute dressed as a Buddhist nun

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Ninja sword

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both sides; two sides; double-sided

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mark; sign; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to

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front; frontage; facade; main

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miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors (in Okinawa)

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spray; splash

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to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious

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to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck

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to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze

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front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan

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tacit understanding; unspoken agreement

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deep distress

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dying breath; dying whisper; being at death's door

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(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around

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useless resistance; vain struggle

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destruction; collapse; crumbling

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just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of

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what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty

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(at) high speed; as fast as one can; with lightning speed

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running away; escaping on foot

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to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for

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sharp parting remark; parting threat

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to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...

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all (there is); as long as there is

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with a whizzing sound; with a whistling sound; sound of something whizzing by

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to neither itch nor feel pain; to not be affected by something; to not feel the effects of something

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largehearted; frank; unaffected

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downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently

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discouraged; dispirited; despondent

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to fail to catch; to let slip; to miss

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to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)

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never mind!; don't worry about it

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withering; dying

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proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification

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polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough

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nowhere

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yes it is!; it surely is; certainly

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interior of the body

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unification; integration

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being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)

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suspicion (of others); jealousy

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to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)

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soil; breeding ground (for); fertile ground (for)

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message

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useless; futile; vain

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to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest

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