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Proverb

a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

Horse racing

accelerating in the final stretch

Proverb

a profit on paper doesn't always mean a profit in the bank; what works in theory doesn't always work in practice

single-tiered gate with eight secondary pillars supporting the four main central pillars

unable to find adequate words (e.g. to express feelings); being at a loss for words

think globally, act locally; think global, act local

Idiomatic expression

being stretched too thin; being pulled in all directions; even with several bodies it wouldn't be enough

Protura (order of wingless insects)

Rare term

trot (in horse riding)

Rare term

barefoot

Rare term

too short

eight-legged table (used as a stand for religious offerings, etc.)

Rare term

caecilian (any burrowing legless amphibian of the order Gymnophiona)

Rare term

pelecypods (i.e. bivalves)

Rare term; Medicine

keloid

Rare term

useless; worthless; incompetent; no good

Rare term

something worn over tabi to keep them from getting dirty

Idiomatic expression; Rare term

fools use people to pick up things lying at their own feet; stupidity of using people for small things

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