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throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...

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one month

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to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)

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big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage

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to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)

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et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance

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thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan

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wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war

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to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken

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indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)

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such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o

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two times; twice; two degrees

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Kumamoto (city, prefecture)

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higher normal school; pre-war public school that trained male teachers

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every person; each one; everybody

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face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour

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to recall; to remember; to recollect

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to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake

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to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth

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intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation

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tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit

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equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms

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be; is

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to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along

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good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

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endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement

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to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with

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Japan

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-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person

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teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder

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reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising

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at first; in the beginning; originally

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to be surprised; to be astonished

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I; me

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to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death

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you (plural); all of you; you all

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scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops

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to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back

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no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all

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is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

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mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together

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to mutually recognize; to agree; to accept

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precisely because

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myself; yourself; I; me; you

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opinion; view; comment

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reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight

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to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other

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mutual understanding

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absence; disregard; indifference

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growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)

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