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to work one's way up

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chairman of the Aikikai (Aikido World Headquarters)

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Ryuu

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twelve devas (esp. of the Shingon sect)

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thanks; thank you

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(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies

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other nations; other peoples

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mixed martial arts; MMA

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bitter experience (ordeal)

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hello

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to shave off; to scrape off

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Sakyamuni (sage of the Sakyas)

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medicinal cooking (based on traditional Chinese medicine)

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the twelve divine generals (of Bhaisajyaguru)

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Silk Road

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Twelve Apostles

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practitioner of Buddhism; practitioner of austerities; disciplinant; practitioner of martial arts

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glove (esp. sports); mitt; grab

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ancient Rome

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continuous; unbroken; ceaseless

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spiritualism; idealism

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Chinese cooking; Chinese food

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to suffer an embarrassing defeat

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traveling about to gain skill in combat (travelling)

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to be matched against (in a sports contest)

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to come from; to have roots in

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since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while

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to originate with; to start with; to stem from

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glory; splendour; honour

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leading person; foremost figure

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hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden

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celebrity; personage

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criminal condemned to death; convict on death row

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unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking

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to face the situation

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Chinese (language)

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boxer; boxer (dog breed)

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all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions; large hanging lantern

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Japanese plum (Prunus salicina); Chinese plum

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versus; vs.; v.

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history book

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Chinese person

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one's home country; one's homeland

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heavenly body; celestial body; astronomical object

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every quarter; all sides

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condition

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Hong Kong; Hongkong

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attitude to life; form of existence; way of life

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to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known

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something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with

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