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mutual understanding

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(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely

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(death from) starvation; starving to death

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fellow passenger

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edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging

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to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable

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shrewd; astute; cunning; alert

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in loud gulps (esp. of alcohol)

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scary

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cram school; private tutoring school; juku

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won't do (for me)

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flag; boolean value; something that foreshadows a future event or outcome (in a film, novel, etc.)

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infotainment television program; TV gossip show; (tabloid) talk show; talk show featuring discussion of current news, etc.

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commentator

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adultery; impropriety; (an) affair; immorality

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capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics

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teacher; instructor

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school rules; school regulations

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school gate

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errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit

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close to a station

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department store; department

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return to one's country; return to one's hometown

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excellent sweet; confection of an established name

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blister; corn

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off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory

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cumulonimbus; gigantic columns of clouds (in summer); thunderhead

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display window; shop window; store window

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the six historical styles of writing kanji: large seal, small seal, clerical, triangular-swept clerical, running, and cursive

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mannequin

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learning by ear; memory of having heard something before

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Alice band; (horseshoe-shaped) headband (worn over the forehead); hairband

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little girl

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pick-up artist; masher; skirt chaser

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surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede

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passing through without stopping; passing by

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unjust; inhuman

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full name

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(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown

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to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)

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tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn

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edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication

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to survive; to live long

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appearance (in the eyes of society); decency

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soon; before long; in the near future

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logic

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borderless; without borders

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to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home

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to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away

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to accompany; to follow; to keep up with

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