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fusuma; Japanese sliding screen

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hanging scroll

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pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants

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zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)

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shogi board

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shogi; Japanese chess

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huh!; oh; wow; I see

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I; me

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to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to

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(playing) a game of go, shogi or chess, etc.

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genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional

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piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)

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with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)

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pawn

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emphasis-adding particle

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fierce fight; close contest

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trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing

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O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray

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to burn out

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resignation; giving up the game for lost

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professional

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wisdom of age; sagacity of one's years; old-man's wisdom

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encampment; position

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defense; defence; safeguard; protection

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to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature

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one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection

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Ricardo López (boxer)

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champion

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to burn hotly; to burn redly; to lose one's temper; to get mad; to be upset

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modern society

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present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)

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war; battle; match; game; competition

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to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate

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China

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historical event; ancient event; tradition; folklore; legend

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long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears

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shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext

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stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)

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to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial

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sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning

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military scholar; military writer

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political

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extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)

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that is; namely; i.e.

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politics; government

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human society

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to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)

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international politics; world politics

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fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute

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armed might; military power; the sword; force

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