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temple bell rung 108 times on New Year's Eve

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blazing fastball

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favorite; favourite; habitually used

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challenger

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hitting the ball squarely; matching correctly (e.g. engaging a clutch)

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the leading hitter

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stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire

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poor batting

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black ground; black cloth

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navy

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"Helping Hands" comedy performance; performance in which one person wears a haori on their shoulders, while another person behind them puts their arms through the sleeves of the haori and feeds the person in front

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too large (clothing); baggy; bulging; warping; parp; toot

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deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet

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fried egg; sunny-side up fried egg

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ostrich (Struthio camelus)

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eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin

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omurice; fried rice wrapped in or topped with omelette

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one's real father; natural father; biological father

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biological older brother

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to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)

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fastball

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crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over

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short (of a person)

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well-balanced

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guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper

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bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel

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calamity; misfortune; disaster

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violence; reckless action; (an) outrage

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again and again

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all members; everybody; regular member

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coming to a store (restaurant, bar, shop, etc.)

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zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch

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strange occurrence; unusual occurrence; unexpected occurrence; grave and unexpected occurrence

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sadness; sorrow; grief

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outside the hall (or stadium, market, etc.); off the grounds; off the premises; off-track

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regular game; regular-season game

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informal; unofficial

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practice game; practice match; scrimmage; workout

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radical party; extremists

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baseball

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to take revenge

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scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand

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back (side); reverse; other side; inside; background; dark side (e.g. of society)

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eating out; dining out

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small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal); side dish

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thick fried tofu

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the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar

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simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish

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circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period

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convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience

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