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(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty

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to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)

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pupil and (dark) iris of the eye

2

instar (developmental stage of arthropods); age; years

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one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two

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dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail

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(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure

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red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)

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thread; yarn; string

5

to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit

1

textile; fabric

2

obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days

1

eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original

2

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

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paradise; Eden

3

to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support

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absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)

2

last month

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rest; relief; relaxation

1

to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely

6

circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs

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to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)

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secrecy; highly classified information

2

retention; maintenance; preservation

2

composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation

1

minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum

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in addition

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many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common

2

limit; bounds

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what to do

5

to use one's head

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accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank

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(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank

3

tight-lipped; able to keep a secret

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to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of

1

having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling

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absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate

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one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair

15

angry roar; bellow

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to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...

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each (person); everyone; individual; respective

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to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do

4

first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all

2

rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area

2

establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)

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register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster

3

to gather; to collect; to assemble

2

hundred; 100

2

expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture

5

to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded

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