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to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on

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to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)

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to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed

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literature; books (reference); document

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15; fifteen

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huge body; large build

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jet black

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big snake; serpent

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tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain

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to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread

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darkness

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sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)

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close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting

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to play a leading role; to play a central part

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battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)

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atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous

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oral; in the mouth

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crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue

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conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence

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suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption

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to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)

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pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)

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terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful

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surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous

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calamity; disaster; accident

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remaining; left-over; excess

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to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert

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disastrous scene; terrible spectacle

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only; merely; but; no more than

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every person; each one; everybody

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to tremble with fear

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green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)

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bark (of a tree, etc.)

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to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil

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to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored

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charge; rush; dash; assault; attack

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to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring

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optimistic; hopeful

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to suit; to match; to become; to be like

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to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily

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to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)

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shock wave

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foliage; leaves of trees

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embers

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bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely

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fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless

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vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts

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to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block

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displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment

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to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract

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