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gekiga; manga with a realistic, dramatic art style and mature themes; kamishibai; storytelling with pictures

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to give off sparks; to spark; to have a heated argument; to fight fiercely

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to struggle for; to compete with; to vie with

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bee; wasp; hornet

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mixed martial arts; MMA

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match between fighters of different sports; battle involving two different disciplines

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show; performance; act; entertainment industry; show business

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boxer (fighter); boxer (dog breed)

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to master thoroughly; to explore exhaustively; to push to the absolute limit; to complete to perfection

2

wrestling

1

learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)

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punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact

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outrageous; preposterous; most improper; most unreasonable; inexcusable; unpardonable

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to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard

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pinning technique (in wrestling or judo); underhanded dealings

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to wait for an opportunity

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to aspire to; to aim for; (arch.) to give a gift (as a token of gratitude, goodwill, etc.); (arch.) to perform a memorial service

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Lord Chancellor

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stylization; conventionalization; standardization; formalization

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confrontation; showdown

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to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)

4

watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)

1

original; novel; new

1

smoked food; smoking (fish, meat, etc.); smoked

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Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii)

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soft; weak; fragile; poorly built; insubstantial

2

inexpert or untrained eyes

1

main street; avenue

1

fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)

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to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity); to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)

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stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure

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way of murdering; killing method; way of using a sword

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zoo; zoological gardens

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bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)

4

ninjutsu; combat and stealth techniques used by ninja for espionage, sabotage, assassination, etc.

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rationalization; making (something) conform to reason; rationalization (of a company, industry, etc.); rationalisation; rationalization

1

to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to

1

modern

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social justice

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to knock down; to defeat

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oneself; one's body

2

duel; shoot-out

1

important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued; major premise (in a syllogism)

2

burn hole; scorch

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secondary; of secondary importance

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outside measurements

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offense and defense; offence and defence; batting and fielding

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fundamental (basic) principles; fundamentals; ground rules

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to be compatible (with); to be in harmony; to coexist

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to hang oneself; to strangle oneself

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