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very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour

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thousand-fold

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one by one; one after another; successively

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hair (on the head)

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flashy; gaudy; flamboyant

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going out in search of plum blossoms; plum-blossom viewing

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belligerent; warlike

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downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently

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one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother

6

gang of young toughs; hooligans; hoodlums; hoods; yobbos

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informal; unofficial

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to take a class

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the nail that sticks out gets hammered down; people that stick out too much get punished; tall trees catch much wind; people that excel at something become disliked

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healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace

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coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting

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to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune

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to crack jokes

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one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time

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to look at the long term

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injury; harm; danger

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group (usu. of people)

5

greedy

1

holding two or more positions concurrently

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(stroke of) luck; (unexpected) good fortune; godsend; windfall

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attendance (at school); going to school

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passage; section

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foolish act; folly

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particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially

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flame; blaze

6

to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear

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go on!; right!; here goes!

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transition; change; progress; passing (of time)

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to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan

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to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)

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optimization; optimisation

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putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may

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large fire

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roasting; grilling; toasting; tempering (in metallurgy)

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after school (at the end of the day)

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to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)

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chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat

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feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers

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cockatrice

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to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy

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ruffian; rowdy (person)

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well-ordered; systematic

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at some point in the past; at some stage

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to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly

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best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent

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to come to nothing; to be wasted; to fall through; to end without result

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