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vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump

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cherry tree

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maple (Acer spp.); maple tree

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easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going

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to point at

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mobile phone; cell phone

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ringtone

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to answer the phone

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indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly

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spirit of a true craftsman; artisan spirit; pride in one's craft

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fast-talking; rapid talking

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fluent (in a language); flowing

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telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration

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way (of doing); manner; method; means

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to stop talking; to break off; to pause

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one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping

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to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth

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preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking

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hint; clue

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folding one's arms

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from now on; hereafter

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rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); probable; (very) likely; passionate; sensuous

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nowhere

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perception; intuition; the sixth sense

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another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to

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to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare

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grey; gray; ashen

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San Francisco

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international phone call

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it seems so; that's what it looks like

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like a decent person; human

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to have a talk; to tell a story

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contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import

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overheating; overexcitement

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all; entire; whole; altogether

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after a short time; in a short while; a short time later

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Boston bag; overnight bag; traveling bag (travelling)

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cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant

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vinyl; plastic

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counter for books; volume

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small-format paperback book; pocket paperback

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translation; deciphering; decoding; translation

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English writing; English sentence; English text; English literature; English lit

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original work

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second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student; behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness

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Western book

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store; shop; restaurant

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to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off

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worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering

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to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to read (extra meaning) into (something); to take (future changes) into consideration; to load (data); to read

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