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it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods

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any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

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habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

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as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly

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but; however; provided that

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was

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not necessarily so; is not always true

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aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support

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to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember

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cicada; locust; small-sized pulley

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period; term; interval

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how many times?

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unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable

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security; guarantee; collateral (e.g. mortgage)

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vivid; clear; distinct

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to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in

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(made of) stone; stone-built

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dome-shaped

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jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold

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boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque

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ornament; decoration

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full-face (e.g. helmet)

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helm

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to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)

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hostility; animosity; enmity

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to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time

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iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast

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to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)

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cloud of dust

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after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to

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paper-thin (difference)

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to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip

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furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more

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to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below

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side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife

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to be shaved or planed

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to disappear; to vanish into thin air

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holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture); haughty attitude; overbearing manner

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right in half

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thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest

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to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)

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one-to-one; one-on-one

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disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position

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willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord

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to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)

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to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off

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to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter

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equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms

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analysis

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to mow down

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