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mizuna (Brassica rapa var. nipposinica); potherb mustard

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law observance; obeying the law

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cannot help (doing); have no choice but to; am compelled to; am obliged to; it is incumbent upon (me) to

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betting on an outsider (in horse racing, etc.); taking a long shot; dark horse betting

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championship series

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hey; yo; hi

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play ball!; starting a match (of baseball, tennis, etc.)

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Shimano

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being highly educated, having a high salary and being tall; (lit.) three highs; high-valued yen, high stock prices and high land prices (usu. in reference to the Bubble Era)

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high-school baseball player

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sprain; twist; wrench

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bursting through the surface; suddenly surfacing; sudden increase (e.g. in public interest); fast rise (e.g. in rank)

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to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from

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chow missing one tile

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full of; brimming with

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unexpected result; upset; surprise

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compassion; affection

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Japanese spindle tree (Euonymus sieboldianus)

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standard; basis; principle

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left

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to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)

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nine; team; players on a team; no

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match fixing; put-up job; fixed game

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game, set and match; end of the game; end of the match

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reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...

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to decide; to determine; to judge

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to behave violently; to commit violence; to use force

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what on Earth is this?

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bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters

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rib; rib cage

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manly; brave; heroic

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wrasse (any fish of family Labridae)

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third (base, baseman, gear)

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careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors

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butting (in boxing); clashing (of schedules, etc.); conflict; colliding

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to have a warped view; to be jaundiced; to feel that one has been unfairly treated; to be jealous; to be envious

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mohican (hairstyle); mohawk; Mohican; Mahican; Eastern Algonquian Native American tribe

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making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught

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having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance

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without thinking of the consequences

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extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool

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to cheer (for)

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some; several; many; how many; how much; very

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island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf

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(in spite of) being old enough to know better

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cannot be helped; unavoidable

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degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent

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reemployment

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catcher

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side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife

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