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a bit more; a bit longer

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quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful

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misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune

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answering machine; answer phone

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to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)

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editorial department

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sending a manuscript to the printer; receiving a manuscript from the author

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galley; tray used for printing; galley proof

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correction; rectification; mending; repair

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to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)

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(your) time

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good feeling; feeling good

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making up only parts of one's face instead of doing a full make-up job

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to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)

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rhinestone

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commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory

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Chuuou Hospital

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engagement; business; affair; use; need

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greeting; a fine thing to say

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because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...

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indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very

1

focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; viewpoint; point one is trying to make

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pregnancy; conception; gestation

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to catch a cold

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Yokohama (city)

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far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)

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on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead

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period; term; interval

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heartening; reassuring

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the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person

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coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency

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fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity

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violet (any flower of genus Viola, esp. the Fuji dawn, Viola mandshurica)

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farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long

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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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suffix appended to somebody else's family members

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to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)

1

touch; being involved in

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lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period

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shopping; purchased goods

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pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black

1

black tea

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to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out

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beauty parlour; beauty parlor; beauty salon; hairdressing salon

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department store; department

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it seems that; as if

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convenient; handy; useful

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to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)

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change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment

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nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously

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