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recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement

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term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)

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loose-leaf

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preparations for returning (home)

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inattention; absent-mindedness

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being quick-eared; having sharp ears; being first to know about something

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society for the study of manga; manga club

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domestic discord; internal discord; internal strife; internal struggle; infighting

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latent; potential

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confrontation; opposition; antagonism

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being actualized; becoming apparent; becoming tangible; surfacing; manifesting

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Impressionists

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reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense

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group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect

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hegemony; leadership; initiative

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to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour

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long-established; old-established; traditional

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split; division; break up

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state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances

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from the viewpoint of; according to

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so far as

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ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot); forerunner; pioneer

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to become familiar (to one's ears)

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character; personality; (fictional) character; character

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story; tale; legend; plot; storyline

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with (the sound of) clashing swords; (arguing) fiercely; heatedly; vehemently

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scandal

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as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...

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to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry

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provoking; rather annoying; (speaking ironically) darling

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proponent; exponent; advocate

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to cease; to stop; to be over

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to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag

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opposite direction

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other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary

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to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed

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return (of something borrowed or entrusted); returning; giving back; repayment

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box; container; box (in a theatre); booth (in a restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (e.g. batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin)

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killing time; keeping oneself occupied; wasting time; waste of time

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skim reading; reading a text diagonally (to reveal a hidden word or message)

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bookshelf

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places of scenic beauty and historical interest

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to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot

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photo book (esp. one featuring photos of female celebrities, models); photobook

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Central Asia

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birthplace; origin; cradle; motherland

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to pay respect (to)

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Maya (ancient Indian tribe in Central America)

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pyramid

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to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)

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