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thank you; thanks

3

peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade

1

to push (something) against

1

swing (of a golf club, tennis racket, etc.); swing; swing

1

point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes

1

to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny

3

to fall backward

3

to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently

4

close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth

1

decapitation; beheading; firings; dismissals; small samurai sword used for decapitation

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practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection

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wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane

2

ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large

1

wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane

1

after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)

1

to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray

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to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted

1

barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear

3

tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy

3

vengeance; revenge; retaliation

1

terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific

4

negative emotions; negative feelings

3

addition; supplement; appending; appendix

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to flub (one's lines); to be flustered; to be confused; to bungle; to mess up

1

one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that

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to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better

2

overdependence (on others; usu. one's fosterers or seniors); lack of self-reliance; presumed acceptance (of one's behaviour); presumed benevolence; attention-seeking (behavior)

1

bet; wager; stake; gamble

1

to be driven into a corner; to be left with nowhere to turn; to be in a dilemma; to be unable to go forward or backward; to be stranded; to get stuck

1

desperation; despair; self-abandonment

1

insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint

8

stew prepared from ingredients contributed by members of a party, and eaten in the dark for fun

1

deleterious substance; toxic substance

1

throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction

2

chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain

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to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)

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seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity

4

coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins

1

single word; a few words; brief comment

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exaggeration

4

death sentence

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joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing

9

scar; spasm; twitch; cramp

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beheading; decapitation

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star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot

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rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis

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with a slip; with a slide

2

empty space; empty sky

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one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword

4

to unsheathe

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