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painstaking (e.g. effort); excruciating (e.g. hard work); grueling

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greatness is comparative; there is always someone better than you; there is always a bigger fish

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ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual

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successful person; success

3

successive championships

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the second time

3

overall victory; championship; winning the title; (being in) heaven; bliss; perfect contentment

1

since some time ago; for quite a while; already

1

continuing one's education into high school

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going (up) to the capital; going to Tokyo

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at that time; in those days; at that moment; then

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to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire

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rookie

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to distinguish oneself; to stand out

1

finally; at last; in the end; ultimately

5

participation (in a tournament, match, race, etc.); entry; appearance (on the stage, television, etc.); exiting (a venue, train station, etc.); exit; being dispatched (of an ambulance, fire engine, etc.)

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large stage; grand stage; the big stage; grand setting

1

crushing defeat

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foreign athlete; foreign player

1

means; method; way

3

writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)

1

small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player

2

disgrace; shame

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having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless

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(suffering a) decisive defeat; rout; thrashing; losing big

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LOL; haha

1

professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat

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easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax

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to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience

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and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism

3

of tender years; very young

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as one pleases; self-indulgently; freely; without restraint; at will

1

wildly enthusiastic; crazy (about something)

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competitor; contestant; player; athlete

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much less; to say nothing of

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youth

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very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

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star quality

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great majority

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precocity; early ripening; premature development

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to defeat

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affirmative

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challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try

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activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor

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to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something

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mouthpiece of a telephone

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doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence

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to let someone say

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to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words

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since then; from that time; ever since

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