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supplementary lessons

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-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

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chemical reaction; generation of an unexpected result from combining things

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lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit

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good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

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simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive

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easy-to-understand

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strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance

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explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)

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on the left as one faces (it)

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large building; building with a long roof; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.

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right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)

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left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol

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courtyard; quadrangle; middle court

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time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity

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black kite (Milvus migrans)

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to be careful; to pay attention; to take care

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there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much

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gymnasium

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commuting to school or work by bicycle

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bicycle

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commuting to school; school commute

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like that; so

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authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers

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parking area for bicycles; bicycle parking

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soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time

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to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)

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to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend

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had better ...; had better not ...

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adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)

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period; Nihon Shoki (second oldest work of Japanese history, compiled in 720 CE); Nihongi; Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)

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fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead

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woman; female; feminine gender

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writer; author

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as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...

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journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling

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

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various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that

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person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person

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next week

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transfer student; student changing schools

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to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)

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on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway

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rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)

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bicycle; bike

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that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?

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generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points

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hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently

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from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point

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to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)

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