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to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)

1

serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady

1

to take a class

1

class

1

workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings

2

presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in

1

lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period

1

friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation

1

afternoon; p.m.

2

what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?

2

after school (at the end of the day)

1

to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon

1

returning home

1

schoolgirl; female student

1

slightly early; just before

1

to exchange greetings

1

worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom

1

school building; schoolhouse

1

cold wind

1

to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)

1

to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)

1

decorative lights; illumination

2

here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up

1

to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish

1

soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost

2

ornament; decoration

2

excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal

1

he; she; that person; (arch.) you

1

friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship

1

considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive

1

reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)

1

admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled

1

game arcade; video arcade; penny arcade

1

buying and eating sweets (esp. children); between-meal snacking

1

to head home; to leave for home

1

shortish; rather short; somewhat short

1

evening sun; setting sun

1

to cast a shadow

1

footpath; walkway; sidewalk

1

suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally

1

for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze

1

to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile

1

this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type

1

hallucination; illusion

5

to overlap

1

valid; effective; yuko (judo)

1

present point (i.e. in history); at the present time

1

to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)

1

construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation

1

refusal; rejection; denial; veto

2