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this and that; various things

3

clear; precise; definite; distinct

4

borderline; boundary

1

birthday

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school entrance ceremony

1

graduation ceremony; commencement

1

academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school

1

everyone; anyone; no one; nobody

3

wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason

5

in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all

2

Sazae-san (Japanese comic character)

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Doraemon (manga by Fujiko F. Fujio; media franchise)

1

change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)

1

classmate

1

chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox

2

travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour

1

prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante

2

laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)

1

Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu

1

destination; whereabouts; future; prospects

1

because

3

by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing

9

to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash

2

to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)

5

to discuss; to talk together

1

conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion

1

in addition to that; furthermore; moreover; by; with

5

to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support

1

purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

5

though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless

3

one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month

7

slow; late; too late

8

daily routine; daily work; daily lesson

1

to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete

2

to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off

9

to like; to prefer

1

for work; for manufacturing

7

point-blank range

1

finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)

2

to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous

2

to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)

4

to beat; to batter; to pummel

1

to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home

1

(raw) material

5

collecting; assembling

1

to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise

1

it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

10

help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace

6

isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

1

having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still

2