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in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of

1

childlike mind; judgment as a child (judgement)

1

world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)

1

work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production

10

pure; true; genuine; unmixed

3

cough; ahem

1

to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray

1

slightly; faintly

2

disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry

2

another time; some other time

1

now that you say that; now that you mention it

1

what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?

1

good and evil

3

standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum

5

to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly

1

good at playing along; up for anything; carefree; uplifting; upbeat

1

university student; college student

1

antipathy; prejudice

1

popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for

2

formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding

6

hmm; I see; hrm

1

to be helpful; to be useful

1

it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...

2

to accompany; to follow; to keep up with

2

to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain

1

pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing

1

roguish; impish

2

to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid

3

pencil case; pencil box; writing brush case

5

vocabulary notebook; ring of vocabulary flash cards

7

fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy

1

to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up

2

island in a pond or river

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Kentarou

1

card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game

3

national university

1

middle school (esp. the middle school section of a school that also encompasses other grades); junior high school

1

taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)

1

May; fifth month of the lunar calendar

1

middle of a month; second third of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month

1

mother; mom; mum; wife

1

stupid; silly

1

secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings

7

father

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the third

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counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.

1

Yuusuke

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to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize

2

injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss

1

tale; short story; sketch comedy; skit

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