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to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)

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bing-bong bang-bong (Big Ben chimes, used as a bell in Japanese schools)

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end of work day; end of school term; end of school year

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chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)

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club activities; extracurricular activities

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classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)

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see you next week

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afterlife; the next world; the world beyond

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dialect; provincialism

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paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven

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rice (esp. when served on a plate)

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to be amused; to find something interesting

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entrance; hatch(way)

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to be lacking in options; to be too few

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chopsticks

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mythical Ainu dwarf god

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approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)

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madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)

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thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue

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return; coming back

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class

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friend; companion

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after a long time; for the first time in a while

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junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school

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to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature

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(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season

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band; belt

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to chase; to run after; to pursue

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chase; pursuit; chase scene (in a movie); obsessive fan who follows a celebrity around; groupie; in (quick) succession

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to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of

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major label debut (recording)

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to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy

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to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

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very much; very many; more and more

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to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to

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indies; independent film, music, publishing, etc.

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to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank

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without

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to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel

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all compositions; the entire composition

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to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)

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to be off-pitch; to be off-key; to be out of tune

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(not) even once; (not) ever

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if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle

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every time; each round

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

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distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without

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tremor; fluctuation

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ad lib; ad-lib

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difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error

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