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school of one's (first, second) choice

1

to hesitate; to waver

6

thoughts; thinking

1

strong opposition

1

being at cross-purposes from the start; getting off on the wrong foot; (lit.) doing up one's buttons wrongly

1

return to school

2

temporary absence from school

2

disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn

3

a few years later

3

changing one's mind

2

private tutor; coach; governess

2

construction at top speed

1

past (exam) question collection

1

scarce; few remaining

3

special case; exception

2

one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping

1

greeting; a fine thing to say

5

slight fever

1

middle school (esp. the middle school section of a school that also encompasses other grades); junior high school

1

close; intimate; on good terms

2

pretension; conceit; hubris

1

promising without due consideration

1

any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever

1

drawn-out (protracted) war or contest

2

to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view

2

to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)

1

righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way

1

highway; main road; the right road; internal medicine (in Chinese medical practice)

1

straightforward approach; playing it straight; fair deal

1

to subsist; to keep on living

1

to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally

1

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

8

race (of people); type of person

3

celeb; celebrity; wealthy person; rich person; affluent; wealthy

1

low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)

1

back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition

2

down to earth; reasonable

1

flexible; lithe; soft; pliable

3

bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling

1

sowing seeds; planting seeds; scattering seeds

1

to bud; to sprout; to germinate; to have luck on one's side; to get lucky

1

Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)

1

manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost

1

to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained

3

spasmodic(ally); fitful

1

to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance

5

poor health; ill health; unhealthy

1

hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating

3

break (in the weather, esp. rain or snow); interval of clear weather; patch of blue sky; (arch.) period of serenity

2

already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)

2