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faint memory; vague memory; dim memory; vague recollection

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rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

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stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving

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to step out of the bath

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long bath; staying in the bath for a long time

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dizziness (from standing up too fast); orthostatic syncope; lightheadedness; vertigo

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evaluation criteria; evaluation standard

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clothes; outfit; uniform

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being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)

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(taking a) bath; hot spring cure

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sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness

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unexpected meeting; coincidence

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goosebumps; gooseflesh; goose pimples; rough skin; coarse skin

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fanfare; flourish of trumpets

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session; jam session; jam

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one's seat; one's desk

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on bad terms; at loggerheads

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way of life

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(licensed) teacher

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raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute

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promotion (school, military, etc.)

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school term; semester

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change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)

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chalk; choke (hold); choke (of an engine)

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pen

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to be discouraged; to shrink from

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gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)

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to throw at; to turn; to raise

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thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article

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desk; copy editor

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to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question

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intangible; incorporeal; unreasonable; preposterous; absurd

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one's cherished opinion; pet theory

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not (that), but rather (something else); without

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darling

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female fox; vixen; she-fox; woman who deceives men

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to have one's fun spoiled; to have one's enthusiasm dampened

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to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)

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doesn't even exist

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call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)

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shoplifting; shoplifter

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G-man; FBI agent; inspector

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Shoplifters (2018 film by Hirokazu Kore-eda)

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concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)

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leader; guide; mentor; coach

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encouragement; cheering on

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to throw (oneself); to hurl; to cast; to stir (one's feelings); to get excited; to make (one's heart) pound

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prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick

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information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing

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inequality; unfairness

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