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competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants

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to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast

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thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan

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to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close

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rapid (e.g. progress)

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intimacy; friendship

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degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent

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to increase; to grow

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after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means

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to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...

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acquaintance; relations; sexual intercourse; intersection

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city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly

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condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat

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skeletal remains; dry bones of a corpse; human skeleton

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to be found; to be discovered

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mass communication; mass media

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gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)

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friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured

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laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet

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comment

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grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude

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probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not

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electric light

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laser

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light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power

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summoning circle (esp. in fantasy fiction); magic circle

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to lie down; to throw oneself down

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figure; shape; graphic

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pattern; design

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early-morning treat (traditionally given to children in some parts of Japan); wake-up sweet

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(electric) torch; flashlight

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clicking; clopping; clacking

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to make a sound

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overhead; above one's head; high in the sky

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vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry

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light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)

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silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow

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edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)

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to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint

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to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)

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to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip

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to bend forward; to stoop; to bow

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to yearn (for); to pine (for); to long (for); to be madly in love (with); to be consumed with love (for)

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corners of the mouth

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inadvertently (letting out a laugh); quickly; all of a sudden; all at once

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knife

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oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally

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index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe

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to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)

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to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of

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