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by all means; no matter what; at any rate

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glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off

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to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)

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third floor

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to build; to construct

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second floor; upstairs

4

on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since

3

company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)

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making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi

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office (room)

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staff member; employee; worker; personnel

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place where one works; construction site; working area

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portion; section; part

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ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling

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to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)

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key; lock; key (to a problem); clue

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made of iron

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protection

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door; gate; opening; title page

3

to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up

2

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

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just above; right overhead

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sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt

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victory or defeat; match; contest; game

2

instant; moment; for an instant

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to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

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lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring

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to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse

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floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

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stake all (on something); play for all or nothing; throwing all into a task

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first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank

3

high temperature

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exploding

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rubble; debris; wreckage

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almost; roughly; approximately

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(right at the) side; just beside

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direct hit

3

sum total; total amount

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to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)

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to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)

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eye contact

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collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration

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absentmindedness; peace of mind

2

face (of person)

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instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye

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leg strength; walking ability; running ability

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indicates means of action; cause of effect; by

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trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause

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finger; toe; digit

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after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to

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