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to all appearances; no matter how you look at it

2

clear; obvious; evident; bright; light

1

to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder

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pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand

2

to thrust before; to thrust at

8

to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up

5

and yet; though; when; in spite of

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in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...

3

to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself

6

to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)

1

appetite (for food)

1

around the clock; day and night

2

easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all

5

cherry tomato

1

to throw into; to toss into

1

now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

3

mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling

1

I; me

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to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate

4

cram school; private tutoring school; juku

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junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school

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recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest

4

person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)

1

period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness

5

normally; habitually

1

Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)

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looking; viewing; (please) try (to)

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city

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place name; toponym

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to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

1

comparatively; relatively

1

far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry

1

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...

5

nearest station

2

to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)

9

this area; around here

3

city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly

2

to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with

2

tradition; convention

1

achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record

2

very much; exceedingly; extremely

1

school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered

1

the same; the said; likewise

1

rank; standing

1

nearby place

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impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions

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to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood

1

to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide

6

rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

1

that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there

2