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to seize the initiative

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creative

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assist; assistance

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public (institution)

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700; seven hundred

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junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school

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influential man; boss

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to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off

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work-in-progress; working state

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useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated

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to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)

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embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication

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hairstyle

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forelock; bangs

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shy; a very shy person

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shy person

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anthropophobia; taijin kyofusho

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hairstyle with hair cut short to typical men's hair length

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immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily

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beauty parlour; beauty parlor; beauty salon; hairdressing salon

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even

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regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed

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referral fee; introduction fee

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true character; true heart; true spirit

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ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic

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complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; remodelling; renewal

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violent

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cannot be compared with; no match for

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rational; reasonable; logical

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ink

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to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity

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designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at

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jersey (fabric); jersey; (sports) uniform; Jersey (cattle)

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obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)

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disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn

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cutting of hair (to a short length); haircutting; bobbed hair; bob

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not revealing (thoughts, feelings); not breathing a word

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(speak) bluntly; frankly

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creed; belief; conviction; article of faith

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insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned

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winning (a prize)

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prize money; monetary award; reward

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hard to see; obscured

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someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person

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first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag

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setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement

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cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka

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lottery; lottery ticket

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winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)

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to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)

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