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searchlight

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there is nothing

1

detour; circumvention; turning movement

2

to accompany; to follow; to keep up with

2

anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity

2

the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate

1

down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream

1

stairs; stairway; staircase

4

to run down (stairs, etc.)

1

sure; yeah; I know

1

polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough

4

blip bleep

1

word; language; speech

1

translation; deciphering; decoding; translation

1

electron; electronic

5

rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks

5

there being no use in arguing (about it)

3

in the morning; during the morning

3

lesson; class work; teaching; instruction

3

extra-sensory perception; ESP; psi; psychokinesis; PK

1

development; exploitation

6

prestigious school

2

usual state of things

3

oval tub or tray used in fish shops

3

junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school

3

ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)

1

family restaurant

3

time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance

2

one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission

2

lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up

1

customer traffic; customers; custom

1

somewhat below; slightly below

1

early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker

1

lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)

1

to come back

1

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

2

biggest; greatest; largest; maximum

8

school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent

1

fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown

4

festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy

4

preparatory phase; preparatory period

3

school

3

inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)

2

open day; open house; day when prospective students can visit a university

1

to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

4

event

2

biggest; largest scale

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(school) athletic festival; sports day; field day

1

supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory

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Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata

2