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professional league (sport)

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being on the bench

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play-off; playoff

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progressive form; in progress (e.g. of a project)

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NicePass

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to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above

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shop that handles Western-style apparel and accessories

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high and inside pitch; inter-scholastic athletics competition

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first volume (in set); volume one; book one

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last volume (in set)

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stop bullshitting me; you're fucking kidding me; you're full of shit

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engineering firm; contractor

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far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead

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sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable

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inter-scholastic athletics competition

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hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh

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to make do errands; to set to scutwork

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substitution; material; price; margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.); area required for something; (arch.) shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; approx. 19.83 m.sq.)

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to be associated (with); to be connected (with)

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on the way; someday

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to complete decisively; to do to completion

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basketball

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gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else

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just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays

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job hunting; job searching

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cleaning; dry cleaning; laundry service

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from there; thence

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Thursday

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ahead; before; the future

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morning training (e.g. before school)

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(imperial) reign; period

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raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season

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Gau; Gault; Got

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conquest; domination; mastery

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being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out

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star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star

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tenacity; endurance

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(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry

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national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)

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eleven o'clock

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nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion

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sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful

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club activities; extracurricular activities

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decision of a contest; finals (in sports)

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just now; at this moment; at this point of time

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free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size

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silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet

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talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)

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thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal

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lunch; midday meal

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