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opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse

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to gain fame; to make one's name

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to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)

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idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk

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reluctantly; unwillingly

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to rely on

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staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor

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eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days

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to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered

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younger sister

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both (people)

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assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds

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feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles

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escort

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prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling

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to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)

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so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?

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shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper

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safety; welfare; well-being

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to leave a note or document behind; to leave half-written; to leave out

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to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

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very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)

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manipulation; puppet

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somewhere; anywhere; in some respects

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accomplishment; execution

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to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)

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small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow

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sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy

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competitor; rival

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to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect

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listener's role

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to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)

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loud voice

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defense; defence; pleading; advocacy

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irritating; aggravating; upsetting

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suspicion

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good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless

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all; everything

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progress; being under way

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sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity

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doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)

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together; at the same time; same; identical

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dinner

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at once; immediately; without delay; promptly

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to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on

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nineteenth day of the month; nineteen days; (arch.) fool; (arch.) simpleton

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to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support

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Kanazawa (city in Ishikawa)

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notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties

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second year of high school; second-year high-school student

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