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dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional

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information sharing

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ahem

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green light; (giving) permission; OK

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solid (body); solid matter; solid food

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to be tired of hearing

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consensus; collective will; collective opinion

1

how many times?

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to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound

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bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)

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scone

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muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something

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to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of

4

to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart

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between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea

2

to be thirsty

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black tea

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to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by

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to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded

2

cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)

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to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)

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thermos bottle; vacuum flask

2

grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen

2

St Luke

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bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me

1

when; how soon; how long until

1

positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)

4

interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt

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oh!; oh?; my!

3

grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)

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to recover one's strength; to recover one's spirit; to revive; to be refreshed; to be invigorated; to be encouraged

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early rising

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old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence

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animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime

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to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience

6

having poor eyesight

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evening; night; dinner

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one hour

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to be punctual

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good boy; good girl

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to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

2

parent and child

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manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)

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to be left behind

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

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mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)

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mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with

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facial expression of feigned ignorance

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fish balls; fish dumplings

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juice; sap; soup; broth

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