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another school; other schools

3

to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)

2

clearly (standing out); distinctly; sharply; boldly; in sharp relief

1

to ask a question; to ask questions

1

that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there

5

good humour (humor); good mood

1

bright; intelligent

2

intention; aim; design

2

speaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.); going on about one's love affairs

2

crash; smash; crunch; bang

1

stool

1

to fall off; to tumble down

2

violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault

3

to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order

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beyond saving

2

very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)

3

rapid (e.g. progress)

1

to take a class

1

to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)

3

to cross one's legs

1

exemplar; model; example; pattern

3

answer; solution

1

slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)

3

reflexive; reflecting

4

ticket machine; ticket-vending machine

3

quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)

2

change (for a purchase); toilet splashback

1

slot (e.g. dispensing tickets); outlet

1

person concerned; person qualified; person in question; party; litigant (legal)

1

one person; another name; nickname; alias

3

tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle

3

to quarrel; to dispute

4

broken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent; fragmentary; discontinuous

1

setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)

1

to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy

1

to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in

1

mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for

1

to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough

9

to delay; to put off; to procrastinate

2

cowardly; timid; easily frightened

2

poco

1

alternately; by turns

2

chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse

9

ahem

2

to be fated; to be linked by fate

1

outside the prefecture

1

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

3

land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap

6

word; word

5

with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle

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