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to inherit; to succeed; to take over

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what proportion; what percentage

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to keep (e.g. the lead); to maintain (a standard, situation, etc.); to put aside (for someone); to save (e.g. a seat); to keep (the ball; in soccer, rugby, etc.); to retain possession

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to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)

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thick; dense; luxuriant

2

long ago; once upon a time

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Japan

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Keita

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upper; upward; outer; surface; top

1

overacting; hamming

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instead; but (on the other hand)

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end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes

1

100 percent; completely; fully

1

original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal

1

when; at what point

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staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)

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you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)

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ordinary person

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Negoro lacquerware

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great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique

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Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)

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to sniffle; to snivel

2

noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless

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to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into

1

obvious (e.g. of a lie); transparent

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tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot

3

head of year; teacher in charge of all classes for a whole year

2

special training; intensive training; crash course

5

just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays

3

average mark; mean point

3

with repeated sharp blows; whack after whack; strictly; harshly; vigorously; singlemindedly

1

toilet; lavatory; water closet; restroom; bathroom

1

real intention; true motive; true meaning

7

machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus

1

to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)

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as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever

1

(sudden, heavy) shower (on a summer afternoon or evening); evening shower

1

to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond

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even (e.g. even a child)

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to bear; to endure

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to itch; to feel itchy; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager

2

to sob; to never stop crying; to cry on and on

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to begin to walk; to set out

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another thing; other things; another man's property

2

easy; simple; plain

1

to move (something) to another location; to change the position of; to rearrange; to replace; to exchange; to switch

2

uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease

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together; jointly; at the same time; with; both

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with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can

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joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing

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