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within the school

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game arcade; video arcade; penny arcade

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(not) even once; (not) ever

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lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk

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tie; necktie

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to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with

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short pants; shorts; breeches; knickerbockers

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Bentley

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light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)

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convertible

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American car

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each other; one another

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skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament

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ah; oh; hey!

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to that extent; to that degree; so much; so

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cold; cold cream; cold wave; cold permanent wave

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formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff

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to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different

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Kyoto (city, prefecture)

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to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth

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to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx

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graduate school

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worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst

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

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one week

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to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored

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half a year; six months

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authoritarianism

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pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern

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to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy

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primary significance; primary importance; first principle; absolute truth; ultimate truth

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ideal

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to get distracted; to jump off the track

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noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism

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for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)

3

Japanese literature

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to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed

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of Asian descent

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level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level

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other side; opposite side; other party

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to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to

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above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent

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in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically

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contemporary literature; modern literature

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to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about

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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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classic (work, esp. book); the classics

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present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)

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qualitative

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transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance

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