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tennis player

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test match

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to take back

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volley

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to fly up (as if dancing); to soar; to rise

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direction

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in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh

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beloved; dear

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crisp; staccato; piquant; clear

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youth; use

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runs batted in; RBI; position of a ball when struck (e.g. in tennis, volleyball)

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regional governor in ancient China

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training extra hard

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athletic; good at sports

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quality

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dash at the beginning of a short-distance race; charging ahead at full strength from the beginning

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object of adoration, longing

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to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings

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push-up

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to form a pair (pairs); to partner

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

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to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)

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phi; diameter (units assumed, esp. mm)

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gifted education; special education for gifted children

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racket; paddle (in table-tennis)

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serve; serving (e.g. of food)

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high rice field; very fertile rice field

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to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire

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shot (in films); shot (of alcohol); hitting a ball (e.g. in tennis); shoot (in basketball)

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practice game; practice match; scrimmage; workout

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to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of

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to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship

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raging stream; rapids

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Kanagawa prefecture (Kanto area)

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each encampment; strong (wind); fierce; intermittent

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return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)

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closing time; lockup; curfew

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pasture; grazing land

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tip-top; top; top-drawer; best; foremost; elite

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whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod

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gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me

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three days

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advantage

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weight training; muscle training

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foam; form

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running; tank top

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to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant

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slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling

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unrequited love; one-sided love

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to fall flat; to collapse in a heap

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