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before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares

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along a wall

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just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously

2

suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle

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wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!

2

slight; thin; on the weak side

1

viscously; stickily

2

to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on

2

to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed

1

roughly

1

to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

3

to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)

4

to be too numerous; to be too much

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here and there; in places

1

button (clothing); push-button

1

to put (up) in the wrong place; to hang in the wrong place; to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by

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acquaintance

2

friend

4

younger sister

3

naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid

1

innocent; simple-minded

1

dimly; faintly; with a faint light; warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner

1

small talk; chat; gossip

1

sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity

2

contempt; scorn

1

sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay

2

lower rank

2

treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like

3

as far as I know

1

still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less

1

to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall

1

standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability

1

contrastive

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pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness

1

to hold one's tongue; to shut up

1

travel; trip; journey

2

to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up

2

imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-

1

poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress

1

position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation

2

ladder form of "high" kanji

1

to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

1

to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize

2

to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)

2

bull's-eye; the mark

1

story; tale; talk; discussion

1

ignorance; innocence; stupidity

4

period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness

1

pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth

2

pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous

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