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half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%

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Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned

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brave figure; valiant figure; heroic figure; gallant figure

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to burn into one's memory; to sear an image

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toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything

10

armed might; military power; the sword; force

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gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy

1

taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away

4

gun; rifle; small arms

3

arms; armament

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hostage

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majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance

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(teacher's) platform; podium; dais

4

getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with

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impossible; unlikely; improbable

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establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation

1

to cite an example

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school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent

1

live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive

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being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work

1

hero

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tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet

2

just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony

1

beginning of month

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to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)

1

selfish; self-seeking; self-interested; mean

2

too good (for a child, to be true, etc.); overproduction (e.g. of crops); making too much

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weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73

2

peak; peek

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to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into

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to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business

3

anniversary of the establishment (of)

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event; function

1

trusted (friend); close (relationship)

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classmate

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honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil

6

sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing

1

to pinch; to nip

1

to go; to come

4

frown; scowl; grimace

1

last week; the week before

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not until now; never yet

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to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face

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to move around

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feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke

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to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)

1

affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders

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fairy-tale-like

2

gun point; muzzle

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spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham

3