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(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience

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newsreel

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end; close; termination

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now available (e.g. for sale); now showing (e.g. film, exhibition)

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so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)

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polish (jewels); cultivation

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the four seasons

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east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!

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great man; great god; hero; big man

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(projection) screen; the silver screen; the film world; movies

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to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)

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to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry

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shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try

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simultaneously; all at once; in unison

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under blazing sun

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to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)

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to cause casualties; to result in deaths

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making one's best exertions

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to improve one's skill

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with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word

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Japan; the (Japanese) empire

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leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)

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Summer Olympics

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chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach

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Emperor Meiji (1852-1912, reigned 1867-1912); Emperor Mutsuhito

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death (of an emperor); demise

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name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name

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first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began

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September; ninth month of the lunar calendar

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alone; unaided; away from home

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to leave behind; to put off; to postpone

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plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit

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help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace

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funeral service of a Japanese emperor

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self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline

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self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health

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army general

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self-determination; suicide

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trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts

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lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth

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rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via

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gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step

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pitching ability; counter for pitches

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local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

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tool; implement; means; furniture

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to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer

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load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility

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to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)

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debriefing (session)

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to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of

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