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

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heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding

2

throwing a ball to home

4

good old wife; one's wife of many years

2

Uno

1

waiting impatiently for

1

toe; toe (of a golf club)

1

Satake

3

safety first (principle)

1

shape up!; act properly!

1

small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal); side dish

1

stickily; relentlessly

1

sorry; excuse me

3

Toyama (city, prefecture)

4

to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other

1

whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches

1

no matter what; whatever you say; in the end

1

oak; daimyo oak; Japanese emperor oak; Quercus dentata

1

degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction

1

excellence; genius

7

and; thereupon; because of that

1

literary

1

method of bringing up; method of raising

2

back off!; leave me alone!

1

if you insist (on it)

1

incorrect; wrong; incorrect interpretation (answer, solution)

2

speech; words; one's lines; remarks

1

otherwise; or else; if not

1

ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml

1

to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of

2

ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law

1

preeminence; supremacy; distinction; excellence

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morning training (e.g. before school)

1

to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)

1

earthling; earthman

1

being left out; being ostracized

1

yay

1

to go to see (something, someone); to visit

1

natto (fermented soybeans)

1

croquette

2

to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up

1

I'm hungry

1

web site; website; web page; webpage; home page; homepage

1

clanging; empty; deserted

2

loss of memory; amnesia

1

to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts

1

counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.; even number; 109.09 m

3

lewdness; lewd person; pervert; lecher

3

same age

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fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man

1