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stage (platform); performance; show; stage (phase); part; stage

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sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic

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spectator; audience

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awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour

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suspicion; distrust

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the same; the said; likewise

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section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.; maxim

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homophony; same pronunciation; unison; same pitch; (in) one voice; (speaking in) unison

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follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot

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(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology

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nowhere

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air conditioner; air conditioning; aircon

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humid; sultry

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street parking; on-street parking

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to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around

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two-wheeled motor vehicle; motorcycle; motorbike

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exhaust sound; exhaust note

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patrol car; police car; squad car; cruiser

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not wearing a helmet (on a motorcycle, etc.)

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other people's affairs; someone else's problem

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opposite lane; oncoming lane; opposite side of the road

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to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade

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going the wrong way; traveling in the opposite direction; going against the wind; running in reverse (of a motor, engine, etc.)

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one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two

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cc (email); carbon copy; cubic centimeter; cubic centimetre; milliliter

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to change color (of leaves in autumn); to turn red; to ripen (and change color); to become sexually aware; to reach puberty

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gang; gangster

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

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colored; color-tinted

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young motorcycle-riding delinquents; bōsōzoku

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juvenile delinquents roaming about the city in groups

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you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure

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(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of

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something unusual; something odd; something out of the ordinary

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state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances

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evening meal; dinner

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passing; (person) who happens to pass by; (place) that one happens to pass by; casual (e.g. romance); momentary

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cannot possibly be

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open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest

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charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal

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telephone number; phone number

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bye; see you later

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to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask

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advance; moving forward; progress

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shooter game

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far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead

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high score

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to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal

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certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance

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thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little

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