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not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe

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to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)

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pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)

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rather than (do ...)

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familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by

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self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing

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established practice; custom

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attendance; presence; appearance

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middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years

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window-side seat

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schoolboy; male student

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grey (gray)

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fair-skinned; light-complexioned

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long-term view

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while in class

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several months

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cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air

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to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around

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phrase; strawberry

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one; same (mind, path, etc.)

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(act of) writing on a blackboard

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frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)

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significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest

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independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative

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increase and decrease; fluctuation

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from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through

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to continue to receive

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during; for the duration of

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for today; for the time being

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wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)

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hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously

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to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in

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Takamura

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way one dresses; way one looks like in certain clothes

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lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk

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suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously

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handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)

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mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable

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one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)

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to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)

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event

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immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay

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affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship

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-less; lacking; non-existing

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previous engagement; prior contract

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to go out and away; to leave

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dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered

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prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively

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being accomplished in both the literary and military arts; doing well in both school and sports

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school precepts

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