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to reprint (book)

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Yokomitsu Riichi

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root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base

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to re-cover; to reupholster; to repaper; to renew (e.g. a plaster)

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sixth year of elementary school; sixth year elementary school student

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reading circle; reading group; book club

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application

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surface tension

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beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

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to violate the law

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to wait and see; to sit on the fence; to be noncommittal

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inner structure; internal anatomy

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to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship

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cognitive impairment; senility; dementia

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watchdog; chaperone; watcher

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in the background; not standing out

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first edition

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cancellation of a contract

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to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude

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funny; amusing

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leaving school during a term

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last ray of hope; only hope

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examiner

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to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover

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toe

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writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning

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old age

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to advise strongly; to insist (on something)

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what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak

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knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes

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hindrance; intrusion

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to try all possible means

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retaliation; revenge

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to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode

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premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts

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flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient

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minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough

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single; solo; solitary; just one; only one

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handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph

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student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker

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scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability

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to turn completely into; to become completely

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weather; temper; mood

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meeting together; introduction; costarring; appearing together; being matched; facing off

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fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit

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going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state

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novelist; fiction writer

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any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...

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to catch a cold

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No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden

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