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jōjutsu; form of martial art using a cane staff

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sickle and chain (weapon)

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naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata

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to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth

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synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation

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martial arts; military arts; wushu (Chinese martial art)

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creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright

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Maisaka

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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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to differ depending on ...

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all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total

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two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)

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belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)

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enactment; establishment; creation

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twelve; 12; queen

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step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)

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dan rank (in martial arts, go, etc.); advanced rank; grade of black belt

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to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)

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something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein

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

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to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip

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holder of a dan rank; dan player (in go or shogi); black belt (in martial arts)

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everyday occurrence

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slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)

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pelting rain; pouring rain; driving rain; downpour

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unexpectedly; surprisingly

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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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