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instability; insecurity; crankiness

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styrofoam; styrene foam; expanded polystyrene

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race

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to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)

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disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure

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counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun

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election; selection; choice

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go for it; keep at it

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to do

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(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support

3

starting block (in swimming); starting box

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fist

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to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)

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to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home

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upper arm; (arch.) lower arm

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trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing

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victory; triumph; win; conquest; success

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nonsense; no meaning; meaningless

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powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging

2

(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase

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sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity

2

start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point

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empty gun; gun loaded with blanks; firing a blank

2

to jump on (a horse); to jump onto (a bus, train, etc.); to jump into (a taxi)

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smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion

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fool; idiot; simpleton

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half a ken (approx. 0.9 m); half-sized tatami mat

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to sit on the edge of one's seat; to be in breathless suspense

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to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)

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aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support

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to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort

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spectators; onlookers; members of the audience

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tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle

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clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain

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to slip off

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to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up

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well done; good job

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splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight

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class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-

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society; company; the public; the world

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usurpation; taking back; dispossession

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self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin

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if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

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reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about

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to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)

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patting; stroking; caressing

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failure; mistake; blunder

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leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing

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column of water; water column

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sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top

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