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Shuten-dōji; mythical Japanese oni (demon) who lived on Mt. Ōe

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Shuhari; three stages of mastery: the fundamentals, breaking with tradition, creating one's own techniques

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rapids

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very thick; seriously thick

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heavy drinker; tippler

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Gashadokuro; mythical giant skeleton monster

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paraselene; moon dog; moondog (bright spot on either side of the Moon caused by refraction of moonlight through ice crystals in the atmosphere)

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three-game match; three-bout contest; a rubber (in a card game)

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approximation; having a close resemblance

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d button; data button; button on a TV remote control for accessing programme information, weather, traffic, etc.

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shuriken; small throwing blade; throwing star

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making something widely known; introduction; debut; announcement; unveiling

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drunken boxing; styles of Chinese martial arts that imitate the movements of a drunk person

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scariest; most frightening

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paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; becoming worthless

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drinking and vomiting; coming and going

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letter affixed to an arrow

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fake bunt; slash bunt

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fine weather

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sixteen-day-old moon

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putting on the pressure; pushing forward; being pressed; being under pressure

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to decorate; to add a touch of colour; to grace

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screech; squeak; squeal

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great; grand; (arch.) obstinate; (arch.) stubborn

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easy

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splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!

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(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant

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last day of the month

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older person with more life experience

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flurry of snow in a clear sky; winter wind which brings scattered snowflakes or raindrops; skin eruptions cause by a cold or fever

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legend; folklore; legend (e.g. on a map); usage guide; (living) legend; icon

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lion (king of beasts)

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decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation

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sweet flavour; sweet flavor; flattery; stupidity

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ahem; harrumph

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year-end party; "forget-the-year" party; bōnenkai

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ciao

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appetizer or snack served with drinks; accompaniment to an (alcoholic) drink

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heave-ho!; heave!

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Move

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arm wrestling; Indian wrestling; wrestling relying on brute strength (of the arms), rather than skill

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young lord or prince

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dawn (sometimes esp. in ref. to the 16th day of the lunar month onward)

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main event

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tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)

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crash; kurash (wrestling)

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to leave the nest; to go out into the world; to become independent (of one's parents); to graduate (and become a member of society)

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to grumble about something (trivial)

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to have an acute sense of smell; to have a good nose (for bargains, something amiss, etc.); to have a keen nose; to have an ability to quickly uncover things

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cloud; crowd

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