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butterfly

2

feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers

2

lively motion; throb

1

somersault; looping-the-loop

1

creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction

1

genuine article; real thing; real deal

1

to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)

1

to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)

1

languidly; loosely

1

soul; spirit

1

to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show

1

above the knee

1

exception

1

interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)

1

start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game

1

whispering into a person's ear

1

one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face

1

towards; against; regarding; in contrast with

2

one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary

1

expected value; expectation value; expectation

1

explosive increase; rising dramatically; shooting up

1

to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

3

bow; bowing

1

ringing; sound

1

to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone

1

center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused

1

zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)

1

to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)

1

moon; month

2

longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long

1

to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)

1

enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten

1

famous piece of music; excellent song; (musical) masterpiece

1

beginning; outset; first; onset

1

a sound; one sound

1

difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse

1

mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion

1

high-pitched tone; soprano

1

place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.

2

narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining

2

(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely

2

error; mistake; slip; bug

1

right; correct; proper; righteous; just

1

next; then; after that

1

to occur; to happen

1

(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)

1

to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear

1

oil paper; oiled paper

1

to break (by kicking); to kick down (e.g. a door); to kick open; to smash through (e.g. the enemy); to rout

1

chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous

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