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time appointed for meeting (assembling); time one is supposed to meet

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ten minutes

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(being) on time; work hours; time on duty; (in) real time; (watching, etc.) live

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armed forces; military; troops

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death by shooting

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to be punctual

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time (for, to do); time (to finish a race, lap, etc.); time-out; thyme

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to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed

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to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out

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long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears

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versus; vs.; v.

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more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others

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order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive

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mourning; (arch.) calamity; (arch.) misfortune

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inspection; examination; survey

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the very start; the very beginning

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generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds

2

ardent; passionate; vehement

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right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher

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to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort

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muscle

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exposed; scanty; bare; public; open

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upper arm; (arch.) lower arm

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defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable

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middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer

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leading; guiding; commanding

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ability to think up names; knack for naming things

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being startled

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Akutagawa Prize (literary award)

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title

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winning a prize; receiving an award; being awarded

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Akutagawa Ryūnosuke (1892.3.1-1927.7.24)

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freshwater goby (any fish of genus Rhinogobius); dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus); Gymnogobius urotaenia (species of goby); Japanese fluvial sculpin (Cottus pollux)

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no good; not allowed; not acceptable; outtake; blooper; retake

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best

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association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion

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overhasty; rash; premature

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river fish; freshwater fish

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older brother and younger sister

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point in question (at issue)

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very interesting; of great interest

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to take a step backward; to retreat a step; to back up

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wild animal

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accepting; consenting; agreeing; submission; compliance; agreement

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to stay indoors; to be confined indoors

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to become fraught with emotion

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and yet; though; when; in spite of

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regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected

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rank-and-file wrestlers in the highest division

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fourteen; 14

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