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one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays

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knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting

2

small country

2

grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man

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fencing

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to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in

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direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter

2

victory stand; winners' podium

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topmost

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to keep standing

3

innate ability; innate talent; natural gift

2

owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)

1

irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal

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to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)

2

till just now

2

still; as yet; as of old

2

predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy

1

attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness

3

change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality

1

war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces

1

to send (rain); to shed

1

storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)

1

composed expression; clear face

1

to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by

2

weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight

1

protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm

1

to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)

2

to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

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good opportunity; chance

1

nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck

1

line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)

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to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee

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to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder

1

behind; in the rear; in back

1

instant death

1

severe; bitter; scathing

1

to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

2

to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)

1

spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)

3

chill; shakes; ague

1

transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above

1

strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature

2

to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to

2

beyond description

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thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete

2

ability; skill; facility

2

height; elevated place

3

to gain experience; to accumulate experiences

2

mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve

2

degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about

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