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fulling block; wooden or stone block for beating cloth

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Aoyama Gakuin University

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Hayato

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sports event

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as soon as possible; ASAP

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samurai in command of a troop of foot soldiers

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starting pistol; starter pistol

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running shoes

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processor

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appreciation of the yen; strong yen; strengthening of the yen; high-valued yen; exchange in favor of the yen (favour)

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relay station

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arrogant; haughty

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corporate (e.g. sports team); business organization; business corporation

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industrialist; entrepreneur

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to put an end (to); to close the books (on)

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business opportunity

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fiercely fought contest; close game (match, race, etc.); dead heat

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new business

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eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view

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spinning (textiles); spun yarn

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venture

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(in spite of) being old enough to know better

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800,000; eight hundred thousand

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revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)

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gene

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track-and-field events

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mobile; mobile (sculpture)

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pacing (e.g. in athletics, etc.); pacing oneself

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Jin dynasty (of China; 265-420 CE); Chin dynasty

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staking out (in advance; e.g. a seat or a spot); saving a place; reserving a location

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great inconvenience; great deal of trouble; big nuisance; royal pain in the behind

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debut match; debut fight; debut race

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to go on the defensive; to play it safe

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our company; my company

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to be possessed by a god; to not act like oneself; to behave oddly; to be awesome; to be extreme

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act of treachery; breach of faith; stab in the back; double-cross

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works; factory; plant

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to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)

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runner; base runner

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regular game; regular-season game

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Gunma prefecture (Kanto area)

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convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit

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new record (in sports, etc.)

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mincing; cutting; rapping (a percussion instrument); beating; shredded tobacco; interval

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roadside; wayside; route

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all-Japan; all-Japan championships; (Japanese) national championships

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head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest

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pace; rate; pitch (i.e. angle, space, field, sound, etc.); pitch (from distilling petroleum, tar, etc.); pitch (football, rugby); playing field

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Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding

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too ashamed to meet

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