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posture; position; stance

3

motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination

1

to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent

2

central breakthrough

1

to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

2

counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets

1

sound of pistol fire; sound of exploding gunpowder; exchange of (pistol) fire; shootout; conflict

1

impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag

2

training; drill; practice; discipline

1

to get goosebumps; to have gooseflesh

3

to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve

1

White Tiger (Taoist god said to rule over the western heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the western heavens

3

to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done

1

measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion

3

surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully

2

for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while

1

to play for time; to use delaying tactics

1

order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement

1

noh mask

2

to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down

2

wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes

2

blind (devotion, faith, etc.); reckless

1

adoration; admiration; devotion

1

loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity

1

pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting

1

extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation

2

breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing

1

selfless devotion

1

piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)

1

lifting a curse; breaking a spell; disenchantment

5

restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope

1

to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed

1

opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access

1

to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress

1

to order; to command; to appoint

2

freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly

1

pretending to know; claiming to have an answer

1

to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)

1

prospects of victory; chances of success

1

tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation

2

to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.); to take hold of; to haunt

1

however; whatever

2

to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)

3

to serve; to work for; to attend

2

it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...

3

democracy

1

to sever relations (with someone; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)

1

to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded

1

taboo; contraindication

4

to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)

2