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character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae

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class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher

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unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear

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to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim

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vivid; clear; distinct

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to shed light; to cast light

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to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)

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moving to new seats; moving to new desks

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shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)

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while in class

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recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour

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to run around; to bustle about

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bento; Japanese box lunch

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strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle

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to empty; to vacate; to evacuate

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smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.

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lidded plastic container; Tupperware

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unworthy; unbecoming; improper

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notice; attention; observation

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dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue

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trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause

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kaki (Japanese persimmon) seed; spicy baked or fried mochi chips in this shape

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fruit jelly (gelled with konjac starch); fruit jello

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konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly

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kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)

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hooray!; cheers!; bravo!; loud (e.g. applause); enthusiastic; tumultuous

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to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of

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to be enchanted; to be charmed

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spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful

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to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated

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calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare

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chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension

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respect

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dessert; desert

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canal

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to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward

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to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

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to loathe to part (with); to be reluctant to leave (someone)

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to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)

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honorific affix; honorific prefix

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the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all

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this kind of

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to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)

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to bear fruit

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before God; as God is my witness; in the name of God

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principle; theory; fundamental truth

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self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)

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somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

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to set aside

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seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause

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