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to become better; to improve

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considerably; greatly; a lot

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which; well; now; c'mon

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fire; flame; blaze

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standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability

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to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)

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to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle

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to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss

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self-indulgence; doing as one pleases

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plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme

5

continuation; continuance; going on; resuming

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(husked grains of) rice

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to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish

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unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive

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liar; fibber

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mom; mommy; mama; mother

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hot

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without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily

1

to expel; to drive out

1

convalescence

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startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch

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indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted

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miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic

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rest; relief; relaxation

2

rest; quiet; repose

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to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo

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indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive

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noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled

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arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation

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absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper

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disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing

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a bit more; a bit longer

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soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost

4

convenience store

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oh, yes?; really?

2

both hands; both arms; ten

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to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)

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suspension; pause; temporary halt; stopping (at an intersection, railway crossing, etc.)

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to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end

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to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get

4

plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)

3

personal computer; PC

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to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way

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(doing) as one is told

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floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

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OK; okay

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appetite (for food)

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firmly; plentifully; with all one's might

2

system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series

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meatball

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