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to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in

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just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays

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to bail out (water); to scoop out

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malicious; ill-tempered; unkind

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greatly; very much; thanks a lot

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to overeat

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parasite

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cake shop; pastry shop

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tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?

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expresses incredulousness, disbelief, irony, etc.

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to become inverted; to become reversed

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empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness

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one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking

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shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)

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short sleeves

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strike (e.g. in baseball, bowling)

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cawing (of a crow)

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long sleeves

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study subject; course of study; department (university, etc.)

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with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily

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perfect; perfection; perfect game

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three days

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to raise one's voice; to shout

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awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour

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empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness

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paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity

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sobbing; sob; weeping

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plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)

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nursing; (army) nurse

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eating out; dining out

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both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

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florist; flower shop

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give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose

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meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody

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passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy

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stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)

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set meal; special (of the day)

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what the?; what's going on?; what's this?

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washing (esp. dishes and laundry)

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new school term

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drinking party; get-together

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side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case

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numerator; molecule; member; element

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to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger

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heartfelt

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in perfect form; going swimmingly

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selling area; counter; section; favorable time to sell; good time to sell

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what is it?

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goldfish (Carassius auratus)

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to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts

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