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butler

1

yo-yo; yoyo

1

tornado; whirlwind; waterspout; twister

1

fifth

3

to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export

1

boson

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thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article

1

please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail

1

seventeen; 17

1

sound pressure; acoustic pressure

1

writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)

2

to get change back; to be more than enough

1

duffle coat

1

metropolitan; managed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government

3

brilliance; splendour; splendor; lustre; luster

6

Western confectionery

1

to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of

1

briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly

1

dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre

1

living-cum-dining room; combined living room and dining room

1

cream stew; chicken and vegetable stew with bechamel sauce or fresh cream

3

elbow strike (karate)

1

lunch; midday meal

1

local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

2

maid; helper; help; assistance

1

commandant; commanding officer; general

1

image; figure; figure; form; image

2

taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)

3

to say; to be pleased to say

1

second year of high school; second-year high-school student

1

third year of high school; third-year high-school student

1

to lower; to be lowered

1

monster

2

person from (the planet of)

2

in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly

2

in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan

1

to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious

2

(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch

1

to pass (examination)

1

fee paid to performing artists, etc.; appearance fee

1

downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction

1

10,000 yen bill

1

to roll about; to writhe about

1

self-deprecating

1

expression; phraseology

1

enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)

1

presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; trading session (at an exchange); rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge

2

to send (a person or thing) to; to deliver; to escort

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relaxing; relaxation

2

baby leaf; baby leaves

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