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very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best

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to answer a question

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too much; excessively; too

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vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous

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to overdo; to do too much

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vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump

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to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell

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to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by

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vibration; flickering; jolting; tremor

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omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement

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bygones; the past; past event

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to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment

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stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters

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right under; directly below

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gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element

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here and there; everywhere

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to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from

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know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look

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to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular

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delicate situation; choice of two evils; mixed blessing

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the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

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advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus

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disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus

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comparison

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designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at

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advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation

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studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)

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whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force

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around the world; throughout the world

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notice; attention; observation

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metropolis; large city

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suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt

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university town; college town

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ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished

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provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities

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spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor

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to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore

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exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)

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immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible

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warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful

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protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation

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receiving; acceptance; reception

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new order; new system

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to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)

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teaching staff; faculty

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increasing the number of staff; hiring more people

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surrounding environment; ambient surrounding; one's surroundings

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and (also); both ... and; as well as

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university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)

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re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-

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