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Shoukichi

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spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop

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going in and out of style; changes in fashion

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watch your step; slippery floor

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jealousy; to be jealous

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superb or valuable book

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forked stick

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as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie

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tilefish (Branchiostegus spp.); blanquillo; horse-head fish

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Ayatsuji

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to become weak

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doctorfish (Garra rufa); nibble fish; kangal fish; doctorfishen; reddish log sucker

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lending-period; period of loan (e.g. for a library book)

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backstroke (swimming)

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sweet adzuki bean paste made of a mixture of mashed and whole beans

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famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)

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harvested grain; harvested rice ears

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voucher; coupon

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triple jump; hop, step and jump

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peanut butter

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white Christmas

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Urasenke school of tea ceremony

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sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic

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youthful crowd; crowd of young people coming into their own

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bundling up (in layers of clothes)

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deep-fried tofu mixed with thinly sliced vegetables

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without being discouraged by this (experience); without letting this put (you) off; without being held back by this

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supportive (role); assistant; assisting

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well-known hot spring

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to burn (usu. incense)

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dishwasher; dishwashing machine

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five fruits (peach, Japanese plum, apricot, jujube, Japanese chestnut); five types of effect in cause-and-effect relationships; five effects of ignorance and formations on one's current life

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operation; functioning; running

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neophilia; love of new or novel things; one who loves new or novel things

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orange peel

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salt (e.g. sodium chloride, calcium sulfate, etc.); chloride

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death by laughter

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autumnal tints; fall tints

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entrance examination for selected candidates (who have been recommended to the university)

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polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

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to be splendidly handsome

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spreading out like an open fan; becoming prosperous; folding fan; ceremonial folding fan

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not worth doing; waste of effort

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nth period (e.g. nth class in school day)

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wounded; injured

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keratin; corneum; cuticle; collagen; horny substance

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lonely

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tag-team match (pro wrestling)

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bite (in fishing)

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to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin

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