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portion; section; part

2

to be surprised; to be astonished

1

to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)

2

left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left

2

live broadcast (radio, TV); live coverage

1

three; 3

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tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber

2

challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try

7

Suō (former province located in the southeast of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)

18

Hisashi

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active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try

2

university student; college student

1

pose; pause

1

star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star

1

image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition

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light; right; right field; right fielder

1

so and so; such and such

1

a lot; plenty; abundant; exaggerated; grandiose

1

strongest

1

heart; guts; nerve; central part

1

to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss

1

state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication

1

ambulance

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withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction

2

early (days); initial stage; initial

2

cognitive impairment; senility; dementia

1

Shouji

2

leader of a charge; first to arrive

1

particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

2

pride; boast

1

at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now

1

noon; midday; daytime; lunch

3

class reunion

1

to return; to come back

4

white hair; grey hair; gray hair

1

dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable

6

to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show

2

line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style

2

The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully

2

dismissal of class (at the end of the day); recess (at school); break

1

hot (e.g. from the oven); steaming (from the pot); fresh; fresh (e.g. out of university); new (e.g. married couple)

1

is not; am not; are not

2

to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up

1

dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop

1

just past noon; afternoon

1

to leave behind

1

painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)

2

tinnitus; ringing in the ears

1

to collapse into; to flop onto

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abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)

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