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bright person; talented student; prodigy

3

golden age; golden era

1

circulation; rotation; cycle; loop

2

actual work

1

speed

1

level; value

1

to think thoroughly

3

overspec; over-engineered; overqualified (job candidate)

1

informal social gathering; convivial meeting; get-together

1

not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe

4

soba noodles eaten at night on New Year's Eve

6

gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)

1

kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove

8

to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up

1

result; effect; performance; success

1

funds; capital

1

Pizza cutter

1

end; edge; tip

1

in complete harmony

1

(getting a) perfect score; scoring 100; grading students on a scale of one hundred; doing perfectly (in a test); leaving nothing to be desired

1

setting; placement

1

three minutes

10

one's party piece; parlor trick; hidden talent

1

to dishevel (hair)

3

(United States of) America; USA

5

New Year

44

New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)

9

talisman; lucky charm

1

bedtime

2

the New Year begins; the New Year starts

4

destructive; devastating

1

(way of) spending money; free spending

1

brand new

1

place of employment

2

to satisfy the requirements

4

ramification; branching off

2

adaptability; ability to apply knowledge to new situations; practical skills

7

to trample down; to devastate

3

to remove; to move out of the way

2

convenience; user-friendliness

7

degree of freedom

8

lasting quality; good wearing ability; going a long way

3

to stereotype; to squeeze into a pattern; to regiment

1

white clouds

53

source of income

6

invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding

3

to grow taller (of people)

6

convenience store

8

short-term

1

yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game

8