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look, look!

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scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch

2

to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart

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disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn

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whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard

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ponytail

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to be steamed (properly, e.g. rice); to be stuffy; to grow musty; to get close

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at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being

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hairstyle with hair cut short to typical men's hair length

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professional

1

close-cropped head; bald hill

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course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy

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as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively

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to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute

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life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation

2

forelock; bangs

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to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)

1

(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)

1

follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot

1

finishing blow; coup de grâce

2

means; way; measure

1

to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was

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as soon as; right after

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tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?

2

to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over

4

headband

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to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry

2

that; the matter in question

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wearing one's hair up; coming-of-age ceremony where 12 to 13-year-old girls get their long hair tied up; wearing one's hair up with a hairpin (type of hairstyle used by court ladies)

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cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct

4

pimple; acne

1

is there anything else?

1

(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount

1

to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even

1

to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged

1

end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)

1

slip of the tongue; misstatement; verbal slip-up

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floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

1

cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold

1

good feeling; feeling good

1

cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing

1

Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)

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local

1

posture; stance

2

to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach

1

what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?

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daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor

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leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row

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to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)

2

to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make

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