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hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate

2

cousin (male)

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second foreign language

1

monologue; soliloquy; German (language)

1

selection; choice; option

2

World Cup

1

personal; individual; private

1

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

1

famous; fame

2

school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered

1

where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually

4

Japanese (language)

1

is it?; isn't it?; be; is

1

recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest

4

unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)

1

smile

1

it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

1

resignation; acceptance; consolation

1

to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)

3

prime of one's working life

1

youth; young man

3

rare; seldom

1

the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation

3

overwhelming

1

really; truly; indeed; good grief

5

outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude

1

grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)

1

manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour

1

adult male; man

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to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out

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military service; conscription

2

soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost

3

to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)

5

mosquito

1

to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)

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to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight

3

imagination; supposition; guess

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eternity; perpetuity; immortality; permanence

1

pacifism

1

next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to

1

to disappear; to vanish

1

to follow someone's last wishes; to fulfil a dying wish

1

outbreak of war; starting a war

6

opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse

2

wishes of a deceased person; dying wish

1

while alive; during one's lifetime

3

liking something; being partial to something; -phile

1

every person; each one; everybody

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few days

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policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle

1