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to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire

2

double speed (data transfer, video playback, etc.); 2X speed; -times speed; ...X speed

1

practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis

1

spider's thread; spider silk

1

thread; yarn; string

1

ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)

1

enlightenment; spiritual awakening; reaching one's peak (as a performer, etc.); reaching the highest echelons; gaining eyesight; restoring eyesight

5

to be injured; to sustain a wound

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to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off

1

slashing (someone) with a sword diagonally from the shoulder

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underhand grip (e.g. in gymnastics, etc.); cross-handed grip (e.g. in golf, etc.); using one's hands backwards from their conventional positioning; reverse grip (e.g. of a sword); turning the tables (on an opponent); reverse arm-lock (in judo); joint lock

1

(a) step forward

1

wig; hairpiece (esp. to cover hair loss); toupee

1

embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication

1

to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)

2

halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked

1

nonsense; no meaning; meaningless

1

nice guy

1

neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline

1

going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling

1

besides; in addition; also; moreover

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telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone

1

ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap

1

electrification

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trifles; minor details

1

contribution; donation

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secret savings; secret stash; money hidden away

5

inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about

1

to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in

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throughout; all through; right through

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the wolf knows what the ill beast thinks; it takes one to know one; it takes a thief to catch a thief

1

with these words; while saying

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gorgeous; brilliant; dazzling; ornate; gaudy; flowery

1

largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger

1

medal

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to shed light; to cast light

1

let's go

1

(ease of) handling; operation; arrangement (of pipes, wires, etc.); layout; wrestler's belt used in a bout

1

impatience

1

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

2

to stoop; to bend over

1

if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side

1

safe tile; tile that may be discarded without risking benefiting an opponent; no-risk choice; easily handled person

1

inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front

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to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out

1

locational advantage; advantageous position

1

reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)

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once-in-a-lifetime (opportunity); golden (opportunity); one-in-a-million (chance)

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second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student; behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness

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breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium

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