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ta-dah!; ta-da!; voilà!

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award of excellence; merit award

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

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competition; contest

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momentous (crucial) decision

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to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip

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morning and evening

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instead; but (on the other hand)

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secret savings; secret stash; money hidden away

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(in spite of) being old enough to know better

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when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...

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architect

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plan; design; layout

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department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family

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registered architect with a first-class license

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ahead; before; ago

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nursery school teacher; childcare worker

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taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)

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disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem

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large family; extended family

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counter for people

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commemorative photograph; souvenir photograph

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these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)

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mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)

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kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat

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what is it?

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theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan

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to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep

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(short) rest; breather; break

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occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom

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to pass (examination)

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as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible

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to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

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to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears

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to look forward to something

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to summon courage; to be brave

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same age

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pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand

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worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst

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because; the reason why is

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parting; farewell

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standing up

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wise; clever; smart

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it is not (like that) either

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fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)

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to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)

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won't do (for me)

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severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)

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enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it

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dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly

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