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example; an instance

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tricky

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counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.; even number; 109.09 m

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exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite

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snapping shrimp (Alpheus brevicristatus); pistol prawn

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prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish

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to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected

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convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure

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mount; stand; lens mount; mounting (e.g. a drive); mounting (animal behaviour); asserting dominance

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destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force

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operation; functioning; running

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by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through

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very great; enormous; serious

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(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency

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path of retreat

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argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise

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shortest distance (to)

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to aim at

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nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)

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to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air

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apparently; appears to be

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flat; even; level

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technology; technique; technical

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foreign-body sensation

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cold sweat; greasy sweat

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characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself

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to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in

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crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat

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forehead; brow

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to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)

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process

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selection; making a choice; sifting; decision to adopt or reject

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pure-bred (usu. animal); pure-blooded; thoroughbred

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to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard

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enlargement; increase

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crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)

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to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)

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eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view

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request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust

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gasping

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like that; that way; thus

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beyond this point; from now on; after this

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doll; puppet; figure

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to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out

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shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early

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prognostic symptoms; after-effect

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with a clank

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shower

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bare (naked) body; complexion (e.g. face)

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hair (of the head)

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