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wince

On-Yomi: キョウ

Koohii stories:

1) [dukelexon] 1-4-2008(45): The gambling addict's state of mind … wincing as he realizes that everything he owns is gone.

2) [to_nihon] 31-12-2008(21): As they pull the batteries out of Data, we see him wince and then he's gone.

3) [mantixen] 16-10-2008(4): Your state of mind becomes gone for a second when you wince.

4) [astridtops] 14-3-2007(4): He winced and was in a horrible state of mind when he came home and found his wife gone.

5) [abaddon] 10-5-2008(2): Data, gone: Commander Data has been taken hostage by the Klingons. Since Picard won't meet their terms, they start to take Data apart. Watching the live video feed, the crew of the Enterprise winces at each attrocity. But they know that, even if all Data's limbs are gone, he'll still be allright: he's a robot, right?

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