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The Strain

1

King Solomon's Mines

1

art of using a naginata

1

thick rope; fundamental principles; outline; general features

1

twist down

1

simile; metaphor; allegory; parable

1

mercenary (soldier)

1

everyone; everybody; ladies and gentlemen

1

rim of a volcano (esp. Mt. Fuji); wrestling ring; dire or risky situation with no room for error; sink-or-swim position

1

getter

1

minority; small numbers; unmarried person; widow; widower

1

starting block

1

if not ... then what is it?; (this) is nothing other than ...; (it) must be ...; (it) is definitely ...

1

skipping rope; jump rope; skipping; rope-jumping

1

rejoining one's army unit

1

scan line (e.g. TV)

2

NOT (Boolean operator)

1

gesture

1

Number of the Beast (i.e. 666)

1

vicissitudes; ups and downs

2

loss of momentum or follow-through as a result of impact; getting knocked aside

1

straw rope-patterned ancient Japanese pottery

1

Perfect World

1

regardless of; irrespective of

1

laughing a ringing laugh; having a hearty laugh; roaring with laughter

1

to shoulder responsibility

1

small household fly (e.g. fruit fly)

1

rough estimate; sloppy accounting; slapdash bookkeeping

1

aim; goal; purpose; look; eyes; expression of eyes

1

mixture of wheat and chaff; mixture of the good and bad; jumble of wheat and tares

1

the current ...; this; today's ...

1

thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee

1

first runner (in a relay race); top-class runner; vanguard (of a person); front line; top runner (system of benchmarking against best-in-class performance)

1

anomalous condition

1

to alternate; to take turns

1

(your) beloved son; cute boy

1

high-spirited; in high spirits

1

random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned

3

steady; steady relationship; going steady

1

scorpion

9

to turn a somersault

1

unparalleled in Japan and China and India

1

numerical inferiority; being outnumbered

1

cowardly soldier

1

The One (video)

6

speaking (generally related to learning English)

18

to aim for laughs; to play to the crowd

1

tucking up the sleeves of a kimono with a tasuki

1

how

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catalpa bow; spirit bow; bow used to summon spirits, made of Japanese cherry birch, catalpa, or other wood

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