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just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays

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plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post

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Europe

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two; 2

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palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign

2

extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid

2

to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)

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riskiness; (level of) danger

5

to grow light; to become white; to turn grey (gray)

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soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)

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soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)

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way of eating; how to eat

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east side; east bank

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rice cakes; pounded mochi rice

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to dilute; to water down

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miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling

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juice; sap; soup; broth

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glutinous rice

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katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito

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contest; comparison; competition

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juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce

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constant; invariable; chronic; everlasting

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high blood pressure (as an illness); hypertension

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instrumental quartet

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(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks

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to end without incident; to not turn into something serious

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humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits

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to make plans

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to do one's best; to put forth every effort

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end of school year

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examination; consideration; test; quiz

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seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account

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order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class

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to be misleading

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oneself; myself

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

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woodpecker

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private tutor; coach; governess

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just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...

2

progress

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being ...

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brittle; fragile; easily cracked; perishable

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manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something

2

be; is

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stance with legs in an L-shape, with one leg bent in front and other extended behind (martial arts, traditional theater)

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receiver; recipient

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male presence

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dollar; money; cash

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yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill

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long ago; previous; of a former age

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