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Mizuki

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practice meeting; practice group

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superintendent of education

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is it?

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Nagamine

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withdrawal

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cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn across chest, e.g. by election candidate or relay runners); wrapper band on books, CDs, etc.

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super-sweet; sickly-sweet; overly kind; overly soft (on someone)

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depression

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shut up!

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disciplinary dismissal (discharge)

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signal gun; starting gun

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kaiser; emperor

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age limit; age limits

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running alone; running solo; having a large lead (over the others); being far ahead (of everyone else); having one's own way; ignoring others' opinions and acting as one wishes

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dehydration

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purity; homogeneity; unadorned

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making (book, etc.) into film; making a screen version; adapting for the screen

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shape up!; act properly!

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yes

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to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)

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slow; clumsy; stupid; irritating

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to remember; to recollect; to recognize; to recognise

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to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind

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filling a vacancy; supplementation; substitute; deputy; alternate

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to turn the lights off

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to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal

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slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline

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patronizing; expecting gratitude in return; acting like one is doing someone a favor; condescending

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(in spite of) being old enough to know better

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beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought

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section (of track, etc.); segment; dimension; interval

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ringtone (of mobile phones, portable phones, cellphones, etc.)

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if one is unlucky; if one is careless

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revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization

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direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to somebody in person

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(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch

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unfortunately; regrettably; sad to say

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in contrast to (one's, its) appearance

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ray of hope; glimmer of hope

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truancy; school non-attendance

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to get accustomed to using

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unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue

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deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score

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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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desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern

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keep up your strength; chin up!

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to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up

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to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)

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hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort

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