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keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use

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degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction

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Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned

2

to smell; to smell of; to have a smell

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however

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position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view

4

a long time (since the last time); first in a long time

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not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence

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one's mother

3

12th anniversary of one's death

2

outer wall

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construction work

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omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)

2

nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all

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editorial department

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counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor

1

any more; any further; any better; any longer

2

the lower classes; the common people

1

oh, yes?; really?

1

to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage

1

unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful

1

official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)

1

announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known

3

party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow

1

young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters

2

at the height (peak) of one's popularity

1

election

3

to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess

1

making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi

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it doesn't matter what; anything is fine

1

most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest

1

show

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to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse

1

wine

1

one-by-one; separately; in detail

1

to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)

1

in one's own way or style

1

speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise

1

science fiction; sci-fi; SF

1

novel; (short) story

1

all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly

1

subject of research

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isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine

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to have meaning; to be meaningful

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small; little; tiny

3

fishing village

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grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen

1

body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field

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good morning

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buzzer; personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack)

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