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by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment

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tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge

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large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate

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ridiculously good reception; being extremely well-received

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reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)

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female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)

1

sexy; popular; well-liked

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to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself

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indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation

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sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching

1

explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend

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annoying; noisy; strict

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oil

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habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

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confinement

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special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial

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older; senior

1

exhibiting; showing; putting on display; putting up for sale; entering (a work into a competition); submitting

1

heartening; reassuring

1

another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking

1

to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)

1

bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible

1

party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow

1

playground

2

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

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student council

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attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning

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member

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society for the study of manga; manga club

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club disbandment

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explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence

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presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in

2

selfish; self-centred; egotistical

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to neglect; to leave undone; to lay aside

1

club activities; extracurricular activities

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unnecessary; unneeded

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arbitrarily; of its own accord; voluntarily; wilfully; willfully; as one pleases

1

to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task

1

overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless

1

serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady

1

to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous

1

if it is the case that ...

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(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment

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retirement

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to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist

2

every year; yearly; annually

1

each; every; all

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popularity contest

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vote tally

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to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than

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