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to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps

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officials; authorities

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radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things

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break room; lounge (e.g. in an onsen); resting room

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(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move

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to surge; to well up; to gush out

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shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")

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to rock; to shake; to swing

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dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove

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guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)

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sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive

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counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter

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tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings

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bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick

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to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry

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limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically

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to collapse into; to flop onto

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to breathe

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to feel hot; to flush; to burn

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cane; walking stick; staff; wand

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substitute for ...

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(hand) towel

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to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)

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arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war

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seizure; confiscation

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spread of infection

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member of one's in-group (e.g. family member, colleague)

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part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty

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to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest

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information sharing

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amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute

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territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action

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pile; accumulation

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grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth

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not worth considering; out of the question

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skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough

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in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)

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to start something; to have started something, but not yet finished it

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self-consciousness; self-awareness

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to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)

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labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble

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(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment

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from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved

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era during mid-1970s dominated by grand champions Wajima and Kitanoumi

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incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless

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to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene

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to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)

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noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe

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to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with

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to pant (while rushing); to gasp; to puff and blow

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