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to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)

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until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to

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elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients

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meaning; called; said

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more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once

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-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of

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cool; stylish; awesome; sick; sweet; dope

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(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally

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extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of

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is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...

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since when; from when; how long

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this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")

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and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...

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practice game; practice match

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perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly

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a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many

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spike (on a shoe or tyre); stud; spiked shoes; spikes; injuring (an opposing player) with the spikes on one's shoes; spiking

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to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do

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to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become

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passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); pass (ceding one's turn); giving (something) a pass; pass (ceding one's turn after there are no more useful moves)

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guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole

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cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood

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to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

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next; following; subsequent; stage; station

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lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork

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what is it?

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national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)

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indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

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third year of high school; third-year high-school student

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within the prefecture

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end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)

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isn't that right?

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for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first

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inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)

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but; however; although

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's house; 's home

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player depth (in a team); pool of players

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thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant

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very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave

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to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to

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to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)

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to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach

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indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!

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lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision

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name; given name; first name

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person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others

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reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason

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state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication

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always; all the time; never; usual; regular

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to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

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