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last spurt; final spurt; home stretch

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iron (for pressing clothes); hair iron; hair tong; curling tong

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to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium

1

equidistant

1

open; spacious; extensive

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not knowing what to do with the time one has on one's hand

1

going to and from school

3

talkative

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stretching; sidestroke (swimming)

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one-way (trip); one-way ticket

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traffic lane; road lane

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left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable

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port city; harbour city; harbor city

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side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore

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to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy

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main street

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coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing

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fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress

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here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally

4

cork

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board

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picture postcard

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price tag; price label

1

location

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sketch

3

style; form; pattern

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few decades; many decades; several decades

1

to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice

1

to entrance; to possess; to enthrall

1

generous; unstinting

1

to want something desperately; to want something (so badly one can taste it)

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collarbone; clavicle

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orders; instructions; directive; command

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

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right to keep silent; right to silence; right to remain silent

2

use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)

1

to feel despondent

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entirely; (not) at all

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Wall Street

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economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy

1

center; centre; metropolis

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Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

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to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

1

crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm

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mimesis; mimicry; camouflage

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racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles

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to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander

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clear as day; perfectly obvious; plain as daylight

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the speed of light

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(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies

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