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blood pressure

3

normal value; normal level

1

every evening; night after night

3

joint struggle; common (united) front

1

aspiration; ambition

2

athlete

12

friend; companion

4

making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform

4

severe; bitter; scathing

1

state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome

1

warm-up

7

consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance

3

batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest

5

staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)

8

that sort of; like that

1

equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms

6

throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...

2

gambling; competition; game (of chance)

6

origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity

1

factor

5

handstand; headstand; being upside down; being in reverse

3

certain; definite

1

invincible; ever-victorious; unconquerable; unbeaten

7

neighbors; neighbours

2

the throne; the crown

2

to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says

6

miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness

4

oracle

5

(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness

2

oof; umph; whoosh

4

heigh-ho; heave-ho; la-la

3

huff; heave-ho

1

telecommunications; correspondence

1

market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation

1

with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease

4

strongest ever; most powerful in history

4

will (probably); intend (to do); will; should; ought to

1

unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; "all Greek to me"; double Dutch; (something) incomprehensible

4

to relate to; to have one's feelings understood

2

to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly

5

bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial

2

success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence

1

skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid

5

red

2

refreshing; neat; tidy; trim

1

to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip

1

deep crimson

5

clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)

1

grip

2

cushion

6