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joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side

3

call; summons; convening; convocation

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to poke; to push

3

earnings from a part-time job

4

unhappy; sad; gloomy

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(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control

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(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming

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reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer

3

house-sitting; house-sitter; caretaker or keeper (official post in the Edo period)

3

severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair

2

exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change

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accommodation; lodging

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I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable

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treatment as a guest; guest

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suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously

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to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes

3

this much; this amount

1

front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive

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correction; revision; amendment

1

to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase

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this evening; tonight

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bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)

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draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish

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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

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usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common

3

service (bus, train); operation; motion; revolution; movement

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participation by all

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stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other

4

tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)

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to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over

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sole of foot

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to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse

4

to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat

2

consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern

3

single chopstick stuck upright into the bowl of rice offered to the deceased at their funeral

1

small; compact

2

temperature; body temperature (human, animal)

3

to trust; to relax one's guard (around)

1

street at night; making a night journey

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useless; worthless; absurd; baloney

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advance; moving forward; progress

1

embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward

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in; at; for

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local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

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pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black

1

exotic

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fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating

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colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm

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derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible

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