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unrelated; unconnected

1

technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional

1

education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education

1

knowledge; information

1

classical; classic

1

cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end

1

nostalgia for the good old days; taste for the past; retro tastes

1

banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of

1

sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)

2

that gentleman; that lady; he; she

3

(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling

1

every single word and phrase; word by word

1

coffee cup

1

foolish; stupid

1

foolish; nonsensical; absurd; ridiculous; trifling

1

immediate reply

2

to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)

2

unfortunately; sorry, but ...

1

poet

2

sincere; earnest; serious

1

charming; fascinating; attractive

2

to paint (draw) a picture

15

beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

1

roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique

1

circuitous; roundabout; indirect

1

keen; acute; heartfelt

1

rumbling; (ringing) cadence

4

to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious

1

shyness; bashfulness; shame

1

acquaintance; relations; sexual intercourse; intersection

2

countless; incalculable

2

side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife

1

as a child; when one was a child; childhood

1

student days

4

university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)

1

interview; oral examination

1

massive failure; debacle; fiasco

1

being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)

1

teacher; instructor; professor

1

in the future; another day; later

1

success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility

1

notice; notification; report; posting

1

ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power

5

pound cake

1

delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient

1

to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate

1

hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary

1

multiple; poly-

1

variation; rogue (something)

1

tumor; tumour; neoplasm; neoplasia

1