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Keiko

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practice; practising; training; study

2

wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings

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named after; associated with; connected with

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mother

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independence from parents

1

having various interests; wide range of interests

1

to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into

2

no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

2

Africa

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musical instrument

1

extensive; wide; broad

1

individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic

1

influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on

1

elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology

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four years

1

nihilistic

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three years

1

fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent

1

to develop a rash or inflammation (e.g. in response to a skin irritant); to react to (something); to be strongly influenced (usu. negative or critical nuance)

1

waste of time; killing time

2

for this reason

4

to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in

2

to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)

1

eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)

1

to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower

1

speech; words; one's lines; remarks

4

overconfident; presumptuous

1

chuckle; giggle

1

to get on; to climb on

1

with all one's strength; with all one's might

1

to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down

3

chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing

3

blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)

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Amamiooshima (island approximately 215 kilometers NE of Okinawa)

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Okinawa (city, prefecture)

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lodging together; training camp; boarding house

1

being empty-handed; being penniless; having no capital (for starting a business)

1

mainly; primarily

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training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha

2

O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray

2

(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of

3

homecoming; return to one's home

1

same person; said person; the person in question; coterie; clique; dōjin

1

display and sale of new products

1

general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different

1

mixed bathing

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visiting multiple hot springs; onsen tour

2

to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life

1

every year; yearly; annually

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