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stage (platform); performance; show; stage (phase); part; stage

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in person; personally; (do) oneself

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steel frame; steel beam; steel girder

1

lumber; timber; wood

1

to compose; to put together

2

not at all inferior to; compare favorably (with); being even better than; rivalling; surpassing

1

offstage; backstage; behind the scenes

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clean; clear; pure; honest; clean

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voice amplification

1

unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision

2

etiquette; courtesy

1

everything working out as desired

1

mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity

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looking over someone's shoulder

1

quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)

1

dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise

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V-neck

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shape; form

1

to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated

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to collide; to clash

4

guard (on a sword); brim (of a hat); visor; brim (of a pot); flange

2

decision; agreement

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a man's word is his bond; a man does not go back on what he's said

1

great; grand; extensive; large-scale

2

autumn sky; clear blue autumnal sky

3

thickly (of smoke, steam, etc.); stiflingly (hot air); suffocatingly; pungently

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single combat; duel; one-on-one fight

3

sorry; excuse me

1

popular (with); in favour (with); well received

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(knockout) tournament

2

to win and advance to the next round

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to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort

3

humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code

3

warming up; limbering up

1

time assigned to one; (one's) allotted time; time limit; teaching load (in hours)

2

flute; fife; pipe; whistle

1

all members; whole army

2

thunderous roar of laughter (from multiple people); loud burst of laughter; explosive laughter

1

weak person; the weak

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self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself

2

not bad; not half bad; pretty good

1

self-deprecating routine; self-deprecating joke

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human kindness; human weakness

2

daily update; updating daily

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rule of thumb

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king; monarch; ruler; champion

2

loud shout; excited cheering

2

election

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to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful

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ranking table (e.g. sports league)

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