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suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly

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one's high school days

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after school (at the end of the day)

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to talk together

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liking; taste; choice

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a certain someone; Mr So-and-so

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oneself; myself

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after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.

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wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam

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is that so?

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to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)

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chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension

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to take time

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three sons; third son

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marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse

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obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)

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disapproval

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fourth-born daughter

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to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)

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condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner

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opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse

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devoted husband

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stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause

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application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal

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considerably; greatly; a lot

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to lessen; to decrease; to diminish

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difference; variation; difference

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whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life

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seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)

2

(with a) start; fright; alarm

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obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability

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praise; glorification; extolment

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presence or absence; whether something is there or not; whether something happens or not

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love; attachment; lovesickness

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rather than

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deep affection; dear; beloved

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miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic

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to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on

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blessing

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to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something

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imagination; supposition; guess

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to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

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to spend a night together

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particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially

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unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene

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fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred

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fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent

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senior high school student

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dream; vision; reverie

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unrealistic

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