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soulmate

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theine; thein; caffeine

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Chinese noodles

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underline; side line (equivalent to underlining in vertically written text)

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dinner; evening meal

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stocking shelves; stock person; stocking person

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to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

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nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously

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to interrupt; to butt in

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no matter what; whatever you say; in the end

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feeble joke; bad pun

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luxury car

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neat; trim; tidy; pretty

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to gain in quantity

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behavioral principle; principle (value) governing one's conduct

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at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money

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off duty

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to twist; to distort

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menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule

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to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)

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had better do so

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bed hair; hair disarranged during sleep; habit of moving around in one's sleep; sleeping habit

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regular time; stated period

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February; second month of the lunar calendar

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consists of; comprises; is made up of

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student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker

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stern expression; severe expression; grim expression

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bad habit; bad habits

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(corrugated) cardboard

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to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid

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mobile phone; cell phone

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sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful

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can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something

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house-cloth; dust cloth

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season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)

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to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest

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middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer

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wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)

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to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive

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shut up!; be quiet!

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closet

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deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind

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there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

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tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)

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character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae

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housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker

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swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction

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one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section

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reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer

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same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case

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