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self-conceit; pride

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difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn

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to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without

4

experienced; well-versed

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size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months

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rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)

1

one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that

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to be found

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perfect obsession; personal fixation; addiction to (something matching one's tastes)

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to writhe (in agony)

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captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)

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mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day

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stimulating; exciting; provocative

3

training school

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word; vocabulary

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practical skill

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classroom learning (as contrasted to practical training); classroom lecture; desk study

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curriculum

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speaker; lecturer; lecturer (at a university or college); instructor; part-time teacher; tutor (at a cram school)

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management; administration; operation

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(legally) incorporated educational institution

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management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting

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common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide

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engine; agency; organisation; system; facility

1

meteorite

1

discovery; detection; finding

1

god-like existence; person far higher (in hierarchy, etc.) than oneself

1

idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim

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around the world; throughout the world

1

a handful (of); small amount (of); small number (of); trouncing; crushing

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I'm telling you this for your own good; here's some friendly advice

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to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do

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ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished

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pilgrimage to sacred places; visiting the real-life locations used in an anime, manga, etc.

1

baseball

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Little League

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professional baseball

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player (of a sport); athlete; team member

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begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing

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behaviour; behavior; conduct

1

just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)

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island in a pond or river

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seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate

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short course; training

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casual; doing something without taking it too seriously

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unceasing; never-ending; endless

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desperation; struggle to the death

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to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)

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competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)

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to be at a loss; to be puzzled

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