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preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school

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tuition; school expenses

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matriculation fee

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timid; faint of heart

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wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen

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to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink

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just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that

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to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own

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to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into

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ungrateful

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rather; better

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to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated

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pain; ache; -algia

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sense; sensation; feeling; intuition

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plastic bag

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dry ice

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with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names

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eye-witness; witness

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to jump at; to be attracted by

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domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)

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10,000 yen bill

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wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane

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bicycle; bike

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to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff

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bothersome; tiresome; bother to do

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taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...

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to enjoy (oneself)

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hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously

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possessed of a strong sense of duty

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appetite (for food)

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to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder

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to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely

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precisely because

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powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging

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good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

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before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them

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hey; hold on; come on

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to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon

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manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work

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incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion

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printed style (of writing Chinese characters); square style; block style; standard style

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writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word

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unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!

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draft; draught; handprint; signed hand-print

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I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go

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heart

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red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

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black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence

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appointment on trial (probation); provisional appointment

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candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination

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