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whistling through one's fingers; whistle made by sticking one's fingers in one's mouth and blowing

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passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle

2

a period of two days

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habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

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special award; special prize

2

stage; performance

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six; 6

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rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts

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fourth court rank

1

congratulations

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acquisition; possession

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to clap

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prize; trophy

2

dreamland

4

ticket

4

pre-paid card for purchasing books; Tosho card; library book index card

3

one's share; one's portion

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to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve

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to change completely; to change suddenly

2

printing

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three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton

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(Western) playing cards

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to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)

2

to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close

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karaoke

2

the opposite direction; the other way

2

empty; vacant; hollow

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noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills

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to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable

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here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally

1

side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)

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to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)

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to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince

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edged tool; cutlery

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to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

2

both feet; both legs

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to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly

1

correction; rectification; mending; repair

1

concrete-block wall

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to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on

4

pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray

2

to be entwined; to be involved

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knot

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absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine

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protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household

1

refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing

1

in its entirety; whole; wholly

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counter for books; volume

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to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size

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student (esp. a university student)

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