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sense of anticipation; feeling of expectation; feeling of hope

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poisoning; addiction

5

common saying; popular version; folklore; tradition

2

to boil over

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(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)

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bright; intelligent; clever; smart

2

at any rate; anyhow

1

to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other

2

scarf

1

hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort

1

many; a lot; much; multitude

1

rise; swell; elevation; upsurge

1

book value

1

to be greedy; to devour greedily

1

nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich

1

to gush forth

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wedding dress

2

to grow old; to age

1

pelvis

1

(at) any time; always; at all times; whenever

1

in the same manner as before; the same as always

1

to feel at ease

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military preparation; armaments; defenses; defences

2

to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)

1

thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words

1

trouble; bother

1

authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers

1

to wrap up; to pack; to do up; to cover with; to dress in

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a little bit; a little while

3

change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest

3

bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat

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cranium; skull

2

three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again

1

to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive

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conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over

1

matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)

1

convenient; handy; useful

3

to feel ashamed; to be abashed

1

uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; uninteresting

1

special bargain sale

1

last scene (e.g. of a movie); closing scene

1

to be touching; to be moving

1

to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing

3

natural span of life; 250 years old

1

look of amazement; looking dumbfounded

1

homeroom; form room; home run; human resources; heart rate; house of representatives

8

particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

7

in this way; along these lines; similarly

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midterm (mid-semester) test or exam

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to become dull; to become lifeless; to get bored; to lose interest; to lose value after a peak (e.g. stock); to weaken (of the market)

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