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ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat

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first match (in a series)

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to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage

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second athlete to compete in a 5-on-5 team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)

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Sparta

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unexpected; contrary to expectations; unforeseen

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(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it

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crystallization

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condition; state of preservation

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furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking

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as a child; when one was a child; childhood

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continuing one's education into university

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peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades

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video game (played on a home console)

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distant land; remote location; distant province

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job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer

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stardust

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to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across

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to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)

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wife and children; (arch.) wife

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to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up

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cherishing one's children; doting; adoring parent

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space debris; orbital debris

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to meet face to face

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foolish talk; idle talk

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fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)

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direct; frank; straightforward; decisive; prompt

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creed; belief; conviction; article of faith

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sudden change; upheaval

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to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)

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being at cross-purposes from the start; getting off on the wrong foot; (lit.) doing up one's buttons wrongly

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to take precautions; to set a guard against attack

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particularly; only; in the case of

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off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant

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first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student

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to stop by; to drop in for a short visit

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young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters

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impression

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exhibition; display

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yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration

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close-cropped hair; harvesting

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modulation (of voice); variation; variety; liveliness (e.g. of writing style)

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check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base

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uh-oh; oops; sorry

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to approach; to draw near

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to be rejuvenated; to feel young again

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Keigo

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brain; brains; mind

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adrenalin

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gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream

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