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to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)

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cheer; shout of joy

3

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

1

shut up!; be quiet!

1

now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

1

opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism

10

war; battle; match; game; competition

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athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day

2

order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence

3

opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing

3

personal combat; one-to-one fight

1

item; event

5

kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords

8

judo

6

only; merely; but; no more than

1

what is it?

1

steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy

1

to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)

1

compared with

1

standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to

1

inferiority

1

to gain a victory; to win

1

after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means

1

impossible to do (although wants to)

1

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood

1

to wish someone good luck; to wish someone success

1

most; extremely

1

oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally

1

but; however; provided that

1

opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy

1

what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement

1

to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign

2

another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking

2

as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect

1

principal; headmaster

3

pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love

2

apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer

2

to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do

2

to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply

1

scouting; reconnaissance

1

negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness

1

all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost

1

to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher

2

black belt (judo, karate, etc.)

2

gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance

1

to be found

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to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight

6

potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability

1

Watanabe

2

to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal

1