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fellow pupil (apprentice)

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east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!

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precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed

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same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism

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admission; joining; enrollment; enrolment

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practice; practising; training; study

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bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely

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-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be

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to smile (at someone)

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cane; walking stick; staff; wand

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to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high

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to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to

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samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight

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image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition

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clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress

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behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast

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slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long

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inspection; examination; survey

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(act of) encouragement; stimulus; incentive

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to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop

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casual; doing something without taking it too seriously

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to shake one's head

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real intention; true motive; true meaning

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go or shogi tournament

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throne

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to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely

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present condition; existing state; status quo; current state

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to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)

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realistic; pragmatic

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to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on

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to withdraw from a society; to quit an association; to give up one's membership of a society

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unnecessary; unneeded

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to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to

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or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still

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expression; look; countenance; face

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now; nowadays

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to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of

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handsome youth (male); pretty boy

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please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of

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aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu; frying in oil; deep-fried food

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oh; ah

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good boy; good girl

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never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up

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rather; sooner; preferably

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with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)

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sexual interest in young boys; boy love

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Miyazaki (city, prefecture)

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one's house; one's home; one's family

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baptism

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puppy; small dog

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