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ringtone (of mobile phones, portable phones, cellphones, etc.)

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screaming (vocal technique); shouting

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tee-hee

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with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)

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through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)

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natural extinction; dying a natural death; coming to a natural end

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looking away; looking aside

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studying for a test

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failing mark (e.g. in exam)

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evasion; avoidance

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route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)

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to remain married for life

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university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)

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entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university

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Yokohama (city)

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public (institution)

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superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding

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tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well

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half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive

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fundamental; basic

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scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability

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not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)

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willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations

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occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom

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(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement

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that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you

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Monday

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that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

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shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear

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to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch

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to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)

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what; what?; hey!

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ouch

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extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness

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companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)

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how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know

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large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)

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filling; packing material; stuffing; padding

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growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)

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certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid

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cooperation; collaboration

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to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

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distant

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to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit

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aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support

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regretful; irresolute

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subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable

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real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)

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to slap; to strike; to spank

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demonstration; presentation; stage show; performance

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