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seeing for the first time; first sight

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unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; "all Greek to me"; double Dutch; (something) incomprehensible

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optimism

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luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant

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play equipment; playground equipment

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slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed

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reaching; attaining; arrival

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pain relief; killing pain

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neon tube

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to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)

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if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested

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utterly (unknown; esp. of someone's whereabouts); completely; (no information) whatsoever; at all

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news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements

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to do one's best; to put forth every effort

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to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize

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very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly

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crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers

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immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead

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the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain

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profound mystery

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approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)

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deed; act; action; conduct; behavior; behaviour

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excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury

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comedian; comic

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to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt

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to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute

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dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull

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kanji test; test of kanji skills

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kanji for common use; jōyō kanji; list of 2,136 kanji established in 2010, formerly a list of 1,945 established in 1981

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unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation)

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funds; capital

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pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous

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guilty

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heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained

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to give; to do (something) for

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with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)

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rest period; intermission; break time; recess

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final selection (e.g. of applicants); final screening; shortlisting

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young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice

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(how) many times; (how) often

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with one's own hands

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everyone; anyone; no one

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to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted

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to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap

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teacher's desk; teacher's lectern

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pleasure-seeking

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negative emotions; negative feelings

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painless

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virtual image; false image; pretense; pretence

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to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about

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