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Aikawa

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turpentine; terebinthina

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Kamei

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kneaded eraser; putty rubber

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night-school season

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Review site

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elm bark clothes traditionally worn by the Ainu; elm bark textile

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bobbed hair

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student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try

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having a high threshold (for entry); difficult to approach; feeling awkward to go to (of someone's home)

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shade; tone; tinge; hue; colour; color

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filing

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cutie; sweetie

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Motegi

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rail (any bird of family Rallidae, esp. the water rail, Rallus aquaticus)

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to call the roll; to take attendance

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clear layer of fluid (at the top of a mixture); supernatant liquid; supernate

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(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption

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thoroughbred (horse); person of lineage; blue-blood

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floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

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such a thing; something like that

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far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead

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each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn

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lye; harsh taste; bitter taste; scum (on a soup, broth etc.); (excessive) self-assertiveness; strong individuality

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humorous

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pomegranate (Punica granatum)

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plaster; gypsum; calcium sulphate (sulfate)

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constipation

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fine day; clear day; formal occasion

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successful applicant

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recovery; restoration

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special promotion (in rank or grade)

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school of one's (first, second) choice

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summer term (e.g. school); summer period

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the same night; that night

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to develop a rash or inflammation (e.g. in response to a skin irritant); to react to (something); to be strongly influenced (usu. negative or critical nuance)

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to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around

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greedy

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embarrassing

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to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure

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buying; purchasing

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to mimic; to imitate

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one sen; one-hundredth of a yen; small amount of money

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humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts

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to mix; to stir; to blend

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producing area

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idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)

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almost everyone

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to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far

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manufacturing method; recipe; formula

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