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Struss

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(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)

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owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)

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crown; diadem; bottle cap

2

ornament; decoration

2

to sew in

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one's possessions; ownership

2

puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute

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to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone

1

with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle

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rearrangement; reallocation; realignment; relocation

1

to prohibit

1

on the way back; returning

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to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop

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to challenge (a person) to a fight

2

way out; means to escape; escape route

2

to look forward to

3

to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair

2

stupid plan; inane way of doing something; (one's own) plan or project

2

hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces

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to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away

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taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness

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hidden room; secret chamber

2

form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode

2

full operation

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the (one's) best pupil; the (one's) top disciple

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to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else

3

proud

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disgraceful; shameful

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division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot

3

person in the business (entertainment, music, film, etc.)

2

conservative

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to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect

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to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block

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responsibility; duty; obligation

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collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing

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to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly

3

to brave a danger; to take a risk

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six

2

the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death

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seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement

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oneself; one's body

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to go ahead; to pull ahead

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to let out a cry; to break forth

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small; compact

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to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature

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consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern

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(not) very; (not) much

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unlocking

2

force (bulldoze) one's way through

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