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mystical power inherent in words; spirit of language

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doubling; marked increase; multiplying; redoubling

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way; method; means; effect; result; worth

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sanctions; punishment

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here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally

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defense (esp. in sports); defence

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offense; offence

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to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew

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person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer

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friend

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handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown

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crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received

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in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see

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salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation

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obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude

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Taos

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Mamoru

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to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker

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eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball

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each country; every country; various countries; all countries

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elite; best; pick; cream of the crop

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to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with

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there is no way that ...; easy; simple

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gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy

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too (much); overly; excessively

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Russia

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gang of young toughs; hooligans; hoodlums; hoods; yobbos

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from where

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clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain

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lariat; slip noose; lasso; lariat; clothesline

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wrestler (esp. a professional wrestler)

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bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful

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German

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wheat gluten (usu. steamed or baked)

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yes

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in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically

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tooth blackening

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diminutive used with names, etc.; diminutive adjective ending

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lolicon; (sexual) attraction to prepubescent girls; someone attracted to very young girls; lolicon; someone attracted to young or young-looking female characters

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punishment; penalty

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no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it

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instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for

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wounded person; injured person

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transportation; conveyance; delivery; hospitalization; transfer to hospital

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private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular

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volunteer

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on the occasion of; at the time of

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to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)

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devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)

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to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt

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