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anniversary of the founding of the school

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Sunday

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all day long; all the day; throughout the day

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tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)

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futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)

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game

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huge; big; enormous

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television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast

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hey; listen; look here; I say

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tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly

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disparate society; stratified society

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example; instance; precedent; custom; habit

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dinner; evening meal

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test of courage (by going to a frightening place, e.g. a graveyard)

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near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon

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graveyard; cemetery

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English proficiency test (esp. the STEP test)

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semi-; quasi-; associate

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violin

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horse riding; horseback riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse

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skiing; ski; skis

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parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner

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accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice

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extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more

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poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

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Mrs

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pressure

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announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known

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Sweden; Switzerland

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mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh

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a period of two days

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appearing continuously (e.g. on stage, on screen, in a game); remaining on stage for an entire performance; making continuous appearances; being out all the time; being constantly on the go; being in attendance continuously (e.g. at a meeting)

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combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting

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arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength

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structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination

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to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

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to have a long life; to live a long time

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beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future

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to live long; to survive

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painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

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even

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don't you think?; indicates question

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limit; bound

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scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market

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to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher

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to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life

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appetite (for food)

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to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple

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Rika

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to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose

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