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couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)

2

challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try

1

to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)

1

to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return

1

enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten

8

reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising

2

encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)

1

somewhat strong; fairly strong; fairly firm

1

in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless

1

better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth

2

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

8

pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing

1

notification; pre-1886 administrative order

1

another name; nickname; alias; synonym

1

mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short

1

although I say; although one might say; although called

1

direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim

1

to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light

1

physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)

1

to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone

1

which; what (way)

3

which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow

3

don't push yourself too hard; don't force yourself

1

especially; particularly; above all; portioning out (servings of food)

2

opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring

1

baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.); baseball team

3

member

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Koshien Stadium, a baseball stadium in Koshien which is the venue of the annual high school baseball tournaments; High school baseball in Japan, the tournaments generally referred to as Kōshien, named after the stadium; Koshien, Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, a neighborhood of Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan; Koshien Stadium (baseball park in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture); National High School Baseball Tournament (held annually in August at Koshien Stadium); Summer Koshien; National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament (held annually in March at Koshien Stadium)

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dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky

1

sand; grit; fine gravel

3

weak and small; inferior in strength and size; minor; young; youthful

1

prawn; shrimp; lobster

1

circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral

3

rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice

4

rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter

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cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing

2

adviser; advisor; consultant; school club supervisor (usu. a teacher); school club manager

1

hair (on the head)

6

to pluck; to pick; to tear

1

reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)

7

here and there; everywhere

1

to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip

1

to get distracted; to jump off the track

3

this year

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student waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination

1

taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)

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wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency

1

animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime

2

endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint

3

outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world

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