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to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

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discovery; detection; finding

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giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

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reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight

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look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting

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going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth; itachi-gokko; Edo-period children's game in which two players alternately pinch the back of the other's hands and stack them on top of each other while saying "itachi-gokko, nezumi-gokko"

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aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!

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to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)

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sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical

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delight; great joy

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floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

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to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)

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to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)

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to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in

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to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end

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piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.

3

main cause; primary factor

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one-eyed; first (in a series); initial

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by extension; in turn; by the same token; in addition; as well; consequently

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change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension

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

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equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms

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to fight (with); to cross swords; to compete (with); to argue (with); to have an argument; to have a dispute

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to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken

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to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)

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good opportunity; chance

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lightly; easily; carelessly

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to increase; to grow

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last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)

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board (in shogi, go, chess, etc.); (phonograph) record; disc; board; panel

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two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)

3

to smash; to break into pieces

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joint

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cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection

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one's last moment; one's death; one's end

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one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand

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slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)

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to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on

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to take a breath; to take a short rest

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close siege

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maze; labyrinth; inner ear

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correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement

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goal (in soccer, hockey, etc.); basket (in basketball); finish line; finishing line; reaching the finish line; finishing (a race)

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simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive

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rule

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skeleton

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undead

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to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted

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to be common

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among these; between these; of these

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