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expatiation; enlargement (e.g. on a point); elaboration; clear explanation; paraphrasing

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if you do this; if this is the case

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useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point

2

self-satisfied look; triumphant expression

1

to assert; to declare; to list (one by one); to enumerate; to spread rumours (rumors); to go on and on (about)

3

to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show

1

reason; logic; method; system; order

1

abstract

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in that manner

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everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes

1

how; in what way

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fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune

1

even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)

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student days

2

script; screenplay; scenario

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Waseda University

9

drama; theatre; theater; play

2

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

2

materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis

1

theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan

3

not limited to; not just ...

2

self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom

2

almost every day; almost daily

2

museum

1

all times and places; all ages and countries

1

to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)

2

before long; even now

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to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating

1

advice

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graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)

2

cart-horse; work-horse; doing something wholeheartedly; doing with one's undivided attention

1

literary

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conventional phrase; stock phrase; cliche; frequently used musical (guitar) phrase

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to cite an example

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cabbage roll; stuffed cabbage

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onion (Allium cepa)

3

finely chopped (cooking)

1

tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy

1

to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

1

clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning

2

to shed tears

1

to shed tears; to (begin to) cry

1

quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt

1

laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)

1

thank you

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to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)

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abrupt; sudden; unexpected

3

early afternoon

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Jingu Stadium

2

Yakult (probiotics company)

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