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martial arts; military arts; Bushido

2

to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)

2

step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan

1

quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument

1

to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

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unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew

2

to surpass; to outstrip; to excel

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influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne

1

motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination

1

to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest

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visual

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(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid

1

menial; meanness; servility; abject

1

pride

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that's the way it is; such is life

1

kindergartener; preschooler

2

to be smashed up

3

when one was a very young child; very early in one's life

1

the lower classes; the common people

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praise; admiration; commendation; approbation

1

to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon

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thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words

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person who avoids others; social outcast

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disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment

2

this much; this amount

2

long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)

1

white porcelain

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to have legs; to be able to get around; to be a good runner

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to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)

2

hallway slippers; indoor shoes

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face (of person)

1

to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain

1

hearsay; rumor; grapevine

1

queen; female champion

1

sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment

1

swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply

1

lick; bottom card of the draw pile; (arch.) tasting (a nobleman's) medicine to see if it contains poison; (arch.) medicine taster

1

to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize

1

precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed

1

coercion; extortion; compulsion; force

1

to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete

2

doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion

2

first meeting; first interview with

3

shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering

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roughly

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bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter

3

uh-oh; oops; sorry

2

piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.

1

shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation

4

after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means

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