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standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability

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to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)

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banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up

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to soothe; to calm; to pacify

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to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum

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baby

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late; slowly

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resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted

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attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance

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to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)

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behaviour; behavior

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samurai; warrior; military family

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family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables

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to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)

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like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to

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custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example

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unconditionally; as a rule

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of no interest; not interested

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study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science

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school (e.g. of ikebana)

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strong; hard; manly

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to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing

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handicap

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speed

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regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on

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decisive battle of brief duration

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in addition to this

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horsemanship; equestrian art; (art of) riding

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restive horse; runaway horse; out of control horse

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to manage skillfully; to manoeuvre (e.g. car, horse); to maneuver

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opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat

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threat; menace

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mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person

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(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid

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forcibly; against one's will

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awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something

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going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead

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to badger; to pester; to beg

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(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit

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night burglar

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killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game

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traveling expenses; travelling expenses

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to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor

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crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers

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lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)

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foolhardiness; recklessness; savage valour; savage valor; brute courage

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dividing into parts

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fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet

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difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error

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simultaneously; all at once; in unison

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