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at that time; in those days; at that moment; then

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both sides

2

father and mother; parents

2

in the hospital; hospitalized

2

very young; little; childish; immature

9

bandage; dressing

8

rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling

1

bunch of flowers; bouquet

2

(female) nurse

1

leaving hospital; discharge from hospital

2

on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time

6

a few years later

1

several sheets (flat objects)

1

to grow old

3

married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)

2

grandparents

2

graduation ceremony; commencement

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senior high school; high school

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coming-of-age ceremony

1

to be photographed; to be projected

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of good character; kindhearted; good-natured

1

old couple; elderly couple

1

to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively

1

to leave a note or document behind; to leave half-written; to leave out

3

concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial

2

is something that; is that which

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(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely

7

estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately

3

idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim

1

seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up

10

counter for books; volume

5

to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by

5

as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible

5

to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead

1

to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out

6

leather; leather-bound; leathern

3

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

6

age; era; period; date

2

15; fifteen

6

annual (plant); first-year student

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treasure

3

to buy as a gift

2

imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry

2

to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb

5

sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic

2

hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)

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grammar

1

absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic

1

to reread; to read again

1

as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to

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