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Olympics: Sasaki hints at ending career as Japan coach after London
Japan coach Norio Sasaki has indicated he will step down after Thursday's women's soccer final against the United States at the London Olympics.

"I feel fortunate to have coached this national team during its growth periods," Sasaki told a news conference on Wednesday. "I look forward to seeing how much my team can do on the pitch tomorrow at the final chapter of my career."

Sasaki's contract expires Sept. 30. There are no matches scheduled for Japan after the London Olympics.

After Sasaki took the post in December 2007, Japan's women reached the Olympic semifinals for the first time ever, only to lose to Germany in the bronze medal match in Beijing in 2008.

Last year, Sasaki led Japan to their first World Cup title in Germany after the country suffered a devastating earthquake and tsunami that claimed more than 15,000 lives.

Japan have also secured their first-ever Olympic medal in women's soccer and are set for a rematch of the World Cup final at the London Games.

http://english.kyodonews.jp/news/2012/08/175173.html

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http://d.hatena.ne.jp/A30/20110430/1304157075

記事の見出しには、hintが動詞で使われています。カタカナの「ヒント」を出すのとは別に、何かを「ほのめかす」や「暗示する」(to suggest sth in an indirect suggestion: OALD)ような感覚で用いられているのですね。(Minnesota)