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distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation

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personification; anthropomorphization

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to throw away

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any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer

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boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless

1

to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate

1

the other day; some time ago; recently

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serious wound; serious injury

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to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)

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to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch

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hoot hoot; tu-whit tu-whoo; oh!; I see; huh!

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Holstein (cattle breed)

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king

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successor

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wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman; (arch.) consort (of the emperor) of the third rank (ritsuryō system)

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cause; origin; source

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to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince

2

oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)

2

dragon (as depicted in Western myths)

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or; otherwise; furthermore; also; (arch.) perhaps; (arch.) by some chance; (arch.) that being said

1

cask; barrel

1

demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; presentation

1

major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major

2

extreme; extremity

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to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience

2

design

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roots; origin; one's roots; ancestry

1

artificial; man-made; imitation; synthetic

3

if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

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beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

2

fungus; fungi

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uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)

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raw food; perishables

1

primeval; primordial; primitive; pristine

2

to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study

3

wyvern (two-legged dragon); wivern

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easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...

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forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb

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identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination

2

another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very

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enemy

2

to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge

4

brave warrior; hero; brave man

2

to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)

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by all means; at all costs; absolutely

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long ago

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to slay; to kill; to put to the sword

1

spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering

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with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word

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hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory

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