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to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand

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nosebleed

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to turn a somersault

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hand used like a sword in striking

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for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)

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victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)

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military fame

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to start to move; to get going; to come alive

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giant

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(charitable) donation; contribution; alms

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old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe

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one's son; punk; brat; bastard

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to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age

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battleaxe

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regret; repentance

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bandage; dressing

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repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row

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darkish; dusky; dark; murky

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somersault; returning from a destination right after arriving there; non-stop round trip; abrupt change of direction

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small build; small stature

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breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough

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head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest

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great stature; large build

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to sustain a serious wound

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gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit

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(one's) age

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to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease

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obedient; submissive; tame; slavish

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rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing

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older brother; elder brother

5

Degas

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five most important temples of a region

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weakest

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three mountains; three shrines (of Kumano); three kingdoms (of 14th and 15th-century Okinawa)

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confident; assured; self-assured; bullish

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king's younger brother; royal brother

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to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck

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to win and advance to the next round

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seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)

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tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance

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I pray; I wish

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surrender; capitulation; submission; yield

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military discipline; military regulations; military rules

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with a bang (clash, bump)

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to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore

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downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction

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first cry of a newborn baby

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annexation; absorption; merger; swallowing up

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surplus power; momentum; impetus; inertia

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to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)

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