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with a half-opened eye

4

to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss

5

Jizo (esp. statue); Kshitigarbha; Ksitigarbha

1

quickly; calmly; intently

2

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

1

to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow

9

to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke

1

to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained

1

roadway

1

corner; nook; recess

1

teacher (classroom)

1

one month

1

National Center Test for University Admissions

1

being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something

1

somewhat loose

1

school tradition; school customs; school spirit

1

metropolitan; managed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government

1

exception

2

busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety

1

to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye

1

three years

8

set of three; three sets; three classes

2

being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher

1

route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)

2

interview

2

starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus

1

yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh

3

lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period

1

staff room

3

as planned

2

to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate

4

happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

1

still having a very small chance; still having a tiny shred of hope

1

(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business

1

to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert

1

pen

1

unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking

1

university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)

3

not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...

1

this year; this fiscal year; this school year

1

failing college entrance exams and retaking them a year later

2

command of English; proficiency in English; knowledge of English

1

wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane

3

interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter

1

translation; deciphering; decoding; translation

1

family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade

3

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

3

the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come

1

to narrow; to reduce; to contract

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