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to listen carefully; to strain one's ears

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word; vocabulary

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to pick up; to find; to gather

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Japanese (language)

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(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum

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to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

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to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death

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to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

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exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously

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at that time; in those days

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newspaper

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reduced-size edition (e.g. of a book); pocket edition; compact edition

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weekly publication; weekly magazine

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back issue (of a publication); back-number

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trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence

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several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number

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milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter

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a few hours

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ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom

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what is it?

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tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)

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knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice

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yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)

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distant; cold; formal

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to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)

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ridiculous; odd

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fastener; zipper

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slow motion (video); moving slowly; moving leisurely

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to shake one's head

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one; one

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(at the) window

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to be opposite; to face each other

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coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK

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occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally

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group; party; team; organization; organisation; association

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to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

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(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it

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teachers' union

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social gathering; get-together; (friendly) meeting

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just out of the bath

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break room; lounge (e.g. in an onsen); resting room

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nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia, esp. var. culta); Japanese pear; Asian pear; sand pear; apple pear

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to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal

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foreign country

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perfume; scent

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oh, yes?; really?

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producing area

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native place; birth-place; one's old home; province; region; locality

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materials; data; document

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kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes

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