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screaming (vocal technique); shouting

1

to feel ashamed

1

strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle

1

a bit more; a bit longer

1

test (testing) period

1

comparatively; relatively

1

to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup

1

degree of penetration; penetrance

2

to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for

1

sweet and sour; bittersweet

1

given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this

1

natural extinction; dying a natural death; coming to a natural end

1

to finish; to end; to close

1

authenticity; credibility

1

to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)

1

clear; precise; definite; distinct

1

Thursday

2

look of the sky; weather

1

rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)

4

to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)

3

to cease; to stop; to be over

1

bad weather; nasty weather

1

laundry; the washing

2

looking away; looking aside

1

washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break

1

to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out

1

arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day

1

catercorner; diagonally opposite

2

slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)

1

fifth (interval)

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Doppler effect

1

posing a question; question

1

guidelines; guiding principle; dictates

1

Sparta

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failing mark (e.g. in exam)

1

to remain married for life

1

mechanical pencil; automatic pencil

2

ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound

1

prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick

1

one's best interests; one's own good

1

university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)

5

simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive

1

scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability

2

entrance examination

1

to pass (examination)

1

home; family; household

1

private university

1

entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university

1

absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)

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Yokohama (city)

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