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to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale

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finger; toe; digit

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near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal

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bleh

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I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

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in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake

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weeding; weeder; weeding fork

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to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with

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folding fan

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cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required

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to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance

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Christmas

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Santa Claus

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Santa; Santa Claus

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parade

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short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty

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speech contest

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successive generations; successive emperors

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student days

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date(s) (e.g. for exhibition)

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December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar

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twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days

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Christmas Eve

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right on; dead on; fitting to a T; on the button; perfectly correct

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to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

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winter vacation; winter holidays

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to feel oneself indebted to

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senior high school; high school

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working adult; full-fledged member of society

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to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off

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lickety-split; quickly

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to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul

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speech

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to flub (one's lines); to be flustered; to be confused; to bungle; to mess up

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mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect

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Christmas present

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copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy

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to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair

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note; memo; memorandum

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to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup

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to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up

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deep breath

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to become hungry

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onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)

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to save up (money)

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about this time

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afterwards

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cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)

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to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff

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won't (hasn't, isn't, doesn't, etc.); won't you

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