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treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear

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replica firearm; realistic toy gun with no firing mechanism

2

I don't know; I don't understand

1

Smith; Smyth

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Wesson

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SAT; Scholastic Assessment Test; Scholastic Aptitude Test

1

city at night; town at night; streets at night; nightlife district; drinking district

1

wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen

1

invited witness; unsworn witness; person of interest; voluntary interviewee; expert advisor; consultative expert

1

to mail a letter

2

questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)

1

clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor

6

crop; harvest; income; profits; loaded (e.g. intermodal containers in the transport industry)

1

to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly

5

bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring

1

grim face; angry look

1

to consign to oblivion

1

June; sixth month of the lunar calendar

1

Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu

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(East Asian) rainy season (in Japan, usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season

3

comfortable; pleasant

1

bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); frankly; open-heartedly

2

Emishi; Ezo; non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo; Hokkaido, Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands

1

to face on; to look out on to

1

engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish); meat at the base of a fin

1

canned beer; can of beer

3

to set (sun); to become dark

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pleasant feeling; good vibes

2

pond

2

common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp

2

tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon

1

mosquito larva; wriggler; maggot

1

cherry tree

1

nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously

6

compared to

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paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven

1

climate

1

be; is

1

with a thump; (hanging) straight down

1

thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound

1

blame; censure; rebuke; reproof

1

sign of remorse; indication of regret

1

family restaurant (i.e. a restaurant with varied and inexpensive menu options); casual dining restaurant

3

peat

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pancake

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with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting

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definition

2

to let one's guard down

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cram school; private tutoring school; juku

1

1000 yen

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