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net play (tennis, etc.); playing close to the net

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final set

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Matsuoka Shuuzou (1967.11-)

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Davis Cup (tennis)

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set point (tennis, volleyball, etc.)

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Reika

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arrival on location

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service game (e.g. in tennis)

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jet lag

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volley

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to wrap up; to pack; to do up; to cover with; to dress in

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match point

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schedule; itinerary

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youth; use

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nice shot (esp. in golf)

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Raynolds

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university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...

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to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best

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ten; 10; ten years of age

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maternal love

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regional governor in ancient China

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going to the United States

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speeding up; speed-up

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to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on

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

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receiving (a ball)

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all (there is); as long as there is

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hell on earth; living hell

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true to one's name; living up to one's name

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sparring partner

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fried prawns; fried shrimp

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to do one's best

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toss

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dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer

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

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quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive

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unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty

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face of a dead person

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racket; paddle (in table-tennis)

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countries all over the world; all the countries of the world

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peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable

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Narita

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to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into

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passport

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how long; how far; how much

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Australia

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champion

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Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word

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to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across

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fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days

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