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Achilles tendon; calcaneal tendon; Achilles' heel; vulnerable point

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heavy loss

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first match (in a series)

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to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out

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quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking

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to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch

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Katsuhiko

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Kobe (city)

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to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste

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enemy camp; enemy line; last 3 rows of the board

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tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead

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backstep (dancing, sports); set-back (motorcycle) footrests

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simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie

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to become a (bad) habit; to become a habitual practice; to become addictive; to grow on one; to become moreish

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unlucky

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wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven

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now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns

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irritating; impatient; annoying; frustrating; vexing

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to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe

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to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top

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stabbing; piercing

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putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation

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point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack

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stake all (on something); play for all or nothing; throwing all into a task

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not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable

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paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight

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outside (a region, area, etc.); out of range (of a mobile network, radar, etc.); outside the sphere (of influence, etc.); out of contention; out of reach

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act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major

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to have a nosebleed; to bleed at the nose

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dash at the beginning of a short-distance race; charging ahead at full strength from the beginning

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from what (I've) seen; given that ...

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to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind

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to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with

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woman's heart; female instincts or psychology

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kana; Japanese syllabaries (i.e. hiragana and katakana)

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staff meeting

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return; giving back; giving up; relinquishing; surrendering

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disparate society; stratified society

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to stop bleeding

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way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death

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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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to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into

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wearing one's hair in braids

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difficult problem; challenge

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problem; trouble; worry

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to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off

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lounge; hostess club

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artificial feeding (of wild animals); accustoming (a wild animal) to accepting food from humans; hand-feeding; to win someone over (with food); to butter up

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to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out

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to pout

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