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discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement; friction; conflict

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to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand

1

contrived; false-sounding

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orange (colour, color)

2

picture postcard

1

to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do

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disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure

4

all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent

1

absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity

1

my husband; one's family; family member

1

academic background; academic credentials; academic record

1

New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January

2

part time (school system)

2

car (running) on the opposite lane; oncoming car; oncoming traffic

1

handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name

5

of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)

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to go first; to take the lead; to lead the way

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don't worry about it; never mind; it's OK

2

to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop

1

swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction

1

at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly

3

sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat

1

prejudice; bias; distorted view

2

majority group (party, faction)

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to look down on; to condescend

1

friendly

2

experienced person; person who has had a particular experience

2

to smile pleasantly

1

to dry up; to grow dry; to lose moisture

2

full-time senior high school; full-time high school

1

to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate

4

to become pregnant

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(matter) for congratulations; worthy of celebration; happy (occasion, ending, etc.); naive; too good-natured; gullible

2

fixed idea; idée fixe; stereotype; prejudice

1

handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness

1

taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.

1

forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money

1

(after) bouncing around from one place to the next

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to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)

1

how many pieces

2

log; log; logarithm; log (tree trunk or branch); logbook (of a ship or aircraft); log (device for measuring the speed of a ship)

1

to use as an intermediary; to worry; to mind; to care

1

diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization

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to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)

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declining birth rate; decline in the number of children; sub-replacement fertility

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15th day of the month; 15 days

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childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate

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pronunciation; production of sound

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remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end

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to share

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