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of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless

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chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause

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muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking

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theory

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pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking

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soldier; combatant; warrior

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polish; refinement

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to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on

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tactics

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proficiency level; degree of skill; learning level

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at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance

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to practice; to practise; to train; to drill; to become practiced; to become practised

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chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory

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they; those guys

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to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out

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smelling of mud or earth; unrefined; uncouth

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to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive

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(not) merely; (not) simply

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to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse

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seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of

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first name; given name

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itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy

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to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to

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to come and see (someone, something); to visit

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love ban; talent agency rule forbidding clients from getting involved in romantic relationships

4

(period of) a year; during an era

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hearsay; rumor; grapevine

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to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)

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

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hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa

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to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize

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game; match; contest

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other people's affairs; somebody else's problem

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stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete

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symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed

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percent; percentage

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sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)

2

cancellation of a contract

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video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)

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amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby

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youth; springtime of life; adolescent

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no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen

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given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...

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to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter

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to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind

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beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture

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to spare time (for)

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putting off; postponing

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fierce fight; close contest

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to unfold; to unroll; to open

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