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giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

2

to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do

5

creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction

2

unexpectedly; surprisingly

2

early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly

1

to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter

2

new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)

1

academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school

2

third-year student

1

scarce; few remaining

1

as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all

3

to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain

4

to lessen; to decrease; to diminish

1

this year

1

school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent

7

head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team

1

to take over; to hand over

1

live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive

1

in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...

3

to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth

1

to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax

1

promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate

1

final performance; swan song; last act

1

chance; opportunity

2

stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)

1

to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

1

to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for

5

September; ninth month of the lunar calendar

1

ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist

1

to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify

1

with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by

1

to improve one's skill

1

(for) one's own use; personal use; private use

1

judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

2

zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager

3

foundation; basis

1

toward the end

1

joint together; opposite; facing

1

minimum; at the very least

1

to follow; to come along with one; to accompany

1

to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into

6

ago; since; before; previous

3

there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of

1

originally; by nature; from the start

4

karaoke

1

song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

1

to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem

1

above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent

5

good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show

2

to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown

1