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passage

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emancipation movement; freedom movement; liberation movement

1

first generation; founder

1

to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)

1

deputy director; assistant director; vice director; deputy general manager; assistant general manager; vice (general) manager

3

choral chanting; chanting in chorus (e.g. at a demonstration)

1

degassing; gas drainage; gas venting; letting off steam; letting out stress; letting out feelings

1

miraculous

1

putting one's courage to the test

1

bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan

1

and so; therefore; for that reason

1

lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable

1

indescribable; having no way to express

1

to be relieved; to feel relieved

1

to lock up; to shut up; to imprison

2

shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation

1

whiz (e.g. projectile through air); swoosh; whoosh; whistling sound

4

among these; between these; of these; in here; in this

1

in many cases

1

application; request; petition

1

to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge

2

government office; public office

2

reentry

1

illegal; unlawful

2

ruffian; rowdy (person)

1

bar; pub; tavern

5

newcomer; tyro

2

to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)

1

anonymity; using an assumed name

1

bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS

1

to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)

7

regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction

1

to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak

2

information exchange

1

minor; not of age

1

in those days

1

demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; presentation

1

downtown

3

(with a) mindset as if one were playing a video game; thinking of (treating) something as though it were a game

2

poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful

1

to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled

4

spirit; soul; ghost

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Europe

1

fairy; sprite; elf

1

mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with

1

opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing

1

one-to-one; one-on-one

1

work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty

2

each floor

1

to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)

3