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arranging a group of people so as to form a character or spell out a message

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lowness (of degree, value, etc.); inferiority; second volume (of two); third volume (of three)

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to look around; to look towards (us)

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obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)

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to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)

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reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly

2

to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

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dirty; unclean

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batter's box

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learning by watching others; learning by imitation

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staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring

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sincerity; true heart; devotion

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life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death

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to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)

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nervous temperament; worrier's disposition

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measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion

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a throw; a fall

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before one's eyes

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batting form

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emphasis; stress; main point; point of a lever where force is applied

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point of action (e.g. of a lever)

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gravestone; tombstone

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to mow down

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white ball (baseball, golf ball, etc.)

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frictional heat

2

bright red; crimson lotus flower

4

to flare up; to burst into flames

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flame; blaze

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counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets

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heat wave

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obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum

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pitcher's mound

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pitcher

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to burn out

3

trajectory; line of fire; ballistic

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Blowin' in the wind

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ill will; malice; evil intent

3

closing time; lockup; curfew

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to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)

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happening; (unexpected) incident; unforeseen event; surprising occurrence

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ignoring (one thing) for (another)

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as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all

1

to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored

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overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest

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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

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mound

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to overhear

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news programme; news program

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laundry; the washing

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assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)

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