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to have a showdown; to settle (e.g. a dispute)

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trickster (in mythology); trickster; swindler; trickster; magician

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to become related (through marriage, adoption, etc.); to form a connection (with Buddha)

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contest (of strength or skill)

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anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly

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spectators; onlookers; members of the audience

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voltage; excitement; enthusiasm

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introduction (from abroad); transmission (through successive generations); being handed down (from generation to generation); being passed down

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technique

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new menu item; new dish on a menu

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not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe; not completely displeasing; fairly pleasing

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remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard

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(telephone) call; ring (of a telephone); shout; call; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call)

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female patissier; female pastry chef

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origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial; primitive

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civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)

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creation; Creation (by God)

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source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root

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hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic

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if you do this; if this is the case

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flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest

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heating power; thermal power; firepower

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using all of one's strength (to); giving (it) everything one has got; going full-out; throwing a ball as hard as one can

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strike zone

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high and inside pitch; inter-scholastic athletics competition

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time (for, to do); time (to finish a race, lap, etc.); time-out; thyme

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personal record; personal best

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someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)

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lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)

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offstage; backstage; behind the scenes

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light and easy; lambent; clever; witty; smart

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talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque

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plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit

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cook

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being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche

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moderator; host; chairman

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assertiveness; positiveness; initiative; spirit of enterprise

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extroverted; outgoing

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early on; earlier on; from early

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spirit of self-reliance; feeling of independence

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inferiority complex; sense of inferiority

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shy; bashful; timid; reserved

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good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

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talk; chat; troth; lovers' vow

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one person; one member

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in name but not in reality

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trying (a food) for oneself; eating (a new product, renowned dish, etc.)

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reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation

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stylistic beauty; beauty of form; beauty derived from refined style; established trope; beloved stock formula (in entertainment); time-honored routine

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of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)

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