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passing mark

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object of romantic interest

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cultural sphere

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to accept; to receive; to agree

3

relationship; relation

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even if ...; even supposing that ...

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consequence; causal relationship; nexus

7

any event can bring about an effect in an unexpected way; (lit.) if the wind blows the bucket makers prosper

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falling down one after another (like dominoes); toppling shogi pieces (lined up in a row)

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unintentionally; calmly; inadvertently; innocently

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mosquito

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dragonfly; damselfly

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friction; discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement

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entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university

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ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)

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buffer

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man of the future; Homo futurus

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slow; sluggish; bushy (hair); thick; unfashionable; lacking style

1

foot of a mountain; base of a mountain

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metropolis; big city

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to value time

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tens of thousands of years

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stereoscopy; three-dimensional vision

2

reduced drawing; miniature copy; microcosm; microcosmos

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management system

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to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)

1

a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that

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to remain; to stay (somewhere)

4

proud

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to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off

5

self-destruct system; automatic detonator; self-detonating device

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Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about

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to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected

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prank; practical joke

2

tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon

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shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience

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land

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environmental change

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hard to understand; Byzantine fashion

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Last Judgment (judgment of mankind to take place when the world ends, according to various religious traditions)

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Revelation (book of the Bible); the Apocalypse

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latter days of the law (one of the three ages of Buddhism); age of the degeneration of the law

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Norse mythology

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repeated occurrence

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mythical; mythological

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tactical nuclear weapon

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to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated

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geoid

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dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)

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adversary; opposition; hostile forces

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