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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; even number; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m)

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revolver

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slow; slow motion

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to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale

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desperately; for one's dear life

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entreaty; appeal; petition

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to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind

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taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness

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sound of a gunshot; report of a gun

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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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showering with blows

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to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one

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marionette

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jerkingly

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sediment; earth and sand

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vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent

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to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker

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to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic

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face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder

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vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting); vital point

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to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)

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darkish; dusky; dark; murky

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having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way

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with a thwack; wack; thump; conspicuously (of a hole, bulge, dent, etc.); gapingly; yawningly

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discomfort; displeasure

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to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)

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increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less

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absolutely; definitely; unconditionally

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to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum

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brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost

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as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction

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apostle; disciple

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rising; ascending; climbing

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to surge; to well up; to gush out

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to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate

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to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind

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to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other

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to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring

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grazing; touching lightly; squeezing (someone for money); percentage; kickback

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unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled

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going into a frenzy; flying into a rage

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to chip; to nick; to break; to lack

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to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)

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all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults

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to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)

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obliteration; annihilation

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to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want

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one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance

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telepathic communication

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unfavourably; unfavorably; disparagingly; insultingly; ill

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