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cosplay (dressing in costume, esp. as a manga character, etc.)

7

starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point

7

to come back (to); to return to a starting point

1

profoundly memorable

3

to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)

1

to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)

4

tacit understanding; unspoken agreement

3

complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective

2

exaltation; emotional uplift

4

back of the hand

3

you (plural)

3

suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly

6

part-time lecturer; contract teacher

1

part-time work

1

maternity leave; paternity leave

2

old friend; old pal

1

unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable

3

makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament

3

one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple

1

metal

2

next; secondly; subsequently

4

to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)

9

to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon

35

cheap

1

nostalgia; homesickness

1

extremely familiar; very well-acquainted

1

to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

11

nowhere

6

grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence

4

good morning

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pain; ache; -algia

5

writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word

2

carriage; movement (of the body)

1

staying the night; lodging (at)

3

going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work

9

to leave behind

4

lunch box

8

all day long; all the day; throughout the day

8

entering the rainy season; beginning of the rainy season

1

window blind; blinds

1

trivial; not amounting to much

5

early in the morning

5

to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away

10

before long

4

to blow off; to be blown off

2

to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched

15

brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited

2

to begin drawing; to begin painting

2

to spend time (on doing something)

9

rebellious; defiant

1