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well-balanced

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copybook; model; pattern

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air resistance

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master craftsman; skillful worker

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fine quality

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to affect adversely; to have a negative influence (on)

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game; contest; bout

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monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding

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evil spirit

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tough

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to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze

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chess problem; composed shogi problem

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gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

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shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum

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nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade

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audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level

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very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just

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also called

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that well-known ...

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which can exist solely due to the presence of; whose existence is determined entirely by; which owes everything to

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1000 sheets (of paper); many pages; book tripe; bible tripe; leaf tripe

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master; expert

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work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production

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the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly

2

drinking bout; merrymaking

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nuts

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dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)

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dry snacks (e.g. crackers, nuts, dried squid, esp. to go with drinks)

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appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party

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wine cask or barrel

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silver cup

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taste; smooth talking; reception; hospitality

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Okinawa (city, prefecture)

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awamori; strong Okinawan liquor distilled from rice or millet

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well-cured sake; last year's sake; old sake

1

the way one drinks; one's manner of drinking

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straight (e.g. whiskey)

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point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise

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great swordsman; master fencer

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to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by

2

good-natured

4

unfortunately

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drunkenness; intoxication

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to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned

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(ethyl) alcohol; spirits of wine

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banquet; dinner party

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kitchen table; kitchen counter; working surface

1

to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested

1

crisp (like a pickle); crunchy; firm (musculature); stiff (shoulders, neck, etc.)

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to make someone drink; to force someone to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable

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