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Chinese martial art

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master; expert

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Wu (region in China, south of the lower Yangtze); Wu (kingdom in China during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms era; 902-937 CE); Southern Wu; Wu (kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms era; 222-280 CE); Eastern Wu; Wu (kingdom in China during the Spring and Autumn era; 11th century-473 BCE)

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(urban) prefecture (i.e. Osaka and Kyoto); centre (e.g. of learning); center; (government) office; fu (administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam)

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origin; beginning; source

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dominant; ruling

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a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late

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the hiragana character "ku"; chevron-shaped; dogleg-shaped

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to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)

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metaphor

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reading too much into things

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quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive

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waiting (for); expecting; standby screen (on a mobile phone); (phone) wallpaper

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perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly

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cosplay (dressing up as a character from an anime, manga, video game, etc.)

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wrong; different; not like that

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sea breeze; salty wind; briny air

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to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together

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cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)

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fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies

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the Japanese islands

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typhoon; hurricane

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downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst

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to feel depressed

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to cause a commotion; to create a big stir; (lit.) to invoke a storm

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matter for great congratulation

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cultural

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surrounding at a distance

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deep impression; being deeply moved; being deeply touched

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earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)

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circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)

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every night

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talking about memories; reminiscences

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seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words

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to understand from experience

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soft; weak

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to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself

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profoundly memorable

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earlobe

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time machine

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earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate

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attack; attack (on a difficult task); tackling; making an assault (on a summit); attack

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tooth powder; toothpaste

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taboo word; forbidden topic; words or phrases not allowed (in waka and haikai)

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to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)

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this and that; various things

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

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boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque

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to push open

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iron railing; iron fence

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