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answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising

2

false accusations; unfounded suspicion; groundless charge; wet clothes

1

straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball

5

to break into a smile; to smile broadly; to beam

1

craving; longing; thirsting

2

so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)

1

male instincts; male frivolity

2

origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning

2

to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture

6

opening ceremony (of the school term)

7

after breakfast

1

taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)

1

to give thought to; to bear in mind; to keep in mind

1

season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)

2

kindness

1

plentiful; lot of; much; pile of

2

collective responsibility; joint liability

1

notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)

16

180 degrees; complete change

2

plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal

1

water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway

1

overall; on the whole

2

crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something

1

to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye

2

hotpants

7

naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt

1

indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly

8

wearing nothing but an apron; being nude except for an apron

10

fashion

4

katana and wakizashi

1

in this case

2

readiness; preparedness; attitude; kanji "vapor" radical

1

teaching materials

1

besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so

1

comfortable; carefree

1

too; also; still; as before; even so; either way

2

to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of

3

to cast a sharp glance

1

shoulder strap (on a dress)

6

portion; part; snapshot; glimpse

1

purity; innocence

1

very low frequency sound; heavy bass sound; low-register sound

1

complete set; all; everything

1

cold; short; curt; blunt

2

technique; finesse

1

rare; seldom

1

lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)

1

to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do

1

plain, white silk; prime

1

to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)

1