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simplification

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retrogression; regression

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primitive; original

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exceptional

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responsiveness; responding; divine response (e.g. to a prayer); divine inspiration; induction (electromagnetism); inducing

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lack of words; being tongue-tied; suppressing what you want to say

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one side

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recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light

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to bind; to fasten; to tie up

1

juice; sap; soup; broth

1

gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out

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however; having said that; but

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to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in

5

ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum

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law of cause and effect; principle of causality

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to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)

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(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place

1

to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)

1

roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open

1

to scrape off; to shave off

1

intensely; heavily

1

half-crazed; frantic

1

easily; effortlessly; changing completely; plink (sound of something light falling or rolling)

1

singing of insects (esp. in autumn); sound of insects

1

to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm

1

unprecedented; never seen before

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fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)

1

dead flesh; carrion

1

fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated

1

to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath

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we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)

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to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way

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coward

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strong person; the strong; the powerful

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to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees

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to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission

1

thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger

1

to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit

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ingenuity; resourcefulness

1

rite of scattering flowers; glorious death (in battle); heroic death

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arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent

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to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill

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to make one's own; to take possession of

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fool

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to lure someone; to entice someone

2

gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter

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to mow down

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long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)

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shooting from the hip; starting something without sufficient preparation; acting on a vague estimate (of the situation)

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flax color; flax colour; beige; ecru

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