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meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast

2

to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)

9

adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law

4

thrush (esp. the dusky thrush, Turdus naumanni)

2

meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club

3

pair; the two; both persons; both things

1

bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone)

1

special adoption; plenary adoption; adoption in which the relationship with the biological parents is dissolved

4

abortion; to be interrupted; to be discontinued; to be suspended

2

to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign

1

many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly

3

feeling; mood

1

club activities; extracurricular activities

1

anemia; anaemia

1

to overeat

1

physiology; menstruation; one's period; menses

2

menstrual irregularity; irregular periods

1

half a year; six months

4

(period of) one year

1

about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite

2

1,000,000; one million; million; many

1

birth; creation; formation

5

joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing

2

to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)

1

age; years

7

is not; am not; are not

1

to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself

3

alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion

1

golf

2

junior high school student; middle school pupil

9

pupil in ... year; student in ... year

1

classmate

1

yes it is!; it surely is; certainly

1

basket; basketball; basket cloth

1

home area; home town; local

2

surroundings; environs; circumference

1

going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court

1

friend

1

prefectural assembly member

1

score

1

pride; boast

1

incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion

1

privacy; secrecy; confidentiality

1

(a) little; somewhat; somehow

3

to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle

1

how; in what way; by what means

1

to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)

1

to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)

1

computer graphics; CG; computer-generated imagery; CGI

3

animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime

2