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several times; a few times

1

exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution

2

to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)

1

that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!

1

person

1

famous; well-known

2

riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious

1

easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all

1

second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student; behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness

3

in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for

1

boisterous dance; dancing wildly

1

correction; revision; amendment

1

two dimensions; fictional (in relation to anime, manga, etc.); drawn; two-dimensional

1

none of your business; not your concern

1

have it your way; to hell with you!; get rooted!; bugger you!

1

unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy

1

report; information

1

tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)

1

skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious

1

office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman

1

having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience

1

becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice

1

number two; mistress; concubine

1

to hang up; to end a telephone conversation

2

this year

5

to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of

1

pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest

1

news

7

nine o'clock

1

to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap

1

clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor

1

as you can imagine; as imagined

1

frivolous; flippant; superficial; flattery; (insincere) compliments

1

untraceable; long lost; one's whereabouts being unknown

4

to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one

2

anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest

1

picture book

1

to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around

1

Anri; Henri

1

to lull (a child) to sleep; to put to sleep

1

fast-talking; rapid talking

2

indigestion; dyspepsia; inability to understand; lacking comprehension; half-baked knowledge

1

early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk

3

closely cropped hair

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short hair

1

photographer; cameraman; camera operator; cinematographer

1

classmate; graduates in the same class; wrestlers who began their professional careers in the same tournament

7

first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all

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apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize

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talking about memories; reminiscences

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