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Westbrook

1

Teruo

1

Miho

2

open reel; reel-to-reel

1

Tomoe

1

steel helmet

1

E major

1

Revlon

1

hyphen

1

scherzo

1

methamphetamine

1

(arch.) well then, (shall we); (arch.) well then, (I'll); goodbye

1

E flat major

1

college of music; school of music; music college

1

stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation

2

Kanako

1

nocturne

1

to lose interest; to slacken off

1

Matsui

2

singing matches

1

to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)

1

Hirai

1

variation

1

to be too short

1

Watase

2

standard formal wear worn by students, usu. when going to interviews

1

third class

1

jam bun

1

(string of) many (traditionally 1000) paper cranes

1

consumer financing firm; loan shark

1

student teacher; trainee teacher

1

denaturation; degeneration

1

initial symptom

1

goddamn

1

regularly; promptly; sound of clashing swords; Manchu queue; padded sleeveless kimono jacket; Japanese vest (often for children)

8

hospital food; hospital meals

1

Kanako

7

extraterrestrial life; ET

1

cassette (tape); game cartridge

2

A1; top class; best quality goods

1

comfortable; pleasant

2

awarding ceremony

1

interruption (e.g. of a conversation)

1

Tokyo-bound

1

cassette tape

1

runs batted in; RBI; position of a ball when struck (e.g. in tennis, volleyball)

1

comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy

1

third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student

1

doubles (tennis, badminton, etc.)

2

to get a big surprise; to be astonished

1