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to happen to have on hand or in stock

2

to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly

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at least

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feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction

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at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else

1

character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)

4

devotion to one's family; fondness for one's family

3

younger sister

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loveable; very likeable; like very much

10

ahead; before; ago

1

changing one's (public) persona; changing one's (public) image

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cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman

3

school pecking order

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to look down on; to condescend

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top; summit; vertex

2

accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice

2

roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open

1

lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk

1

middle way; (golden) mean; moderation; the Doctrine of the Mean (one of the Four Books)

1

place; situation; position; location

1

to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to

1

piano

3

cram school; private tutoring school; juku

1

to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)

1

emergency; extraordinary; unusual

2

parents; both parents

2

parents' day (day when parents observe their children in school)

1

several tens

1

another's parent; another's parents

1

close; intimate; on good terms

1

to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)

1

handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade

1

baked sweets

1

juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink

1

warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful

1

to entertain; to make welcome

1

wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off

1

home; family; household

2

example; role model

1

Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good

2

one's family (home) background (environment)

1

warm and fluffy; soft; steamy hot (food); hot and flaky; feeling mentally tired; feeling of tired relief or accomplishment after effort or perseverance

1

vanguard; advance guard

2

to imitate; to follow; to emulate

2

to seize the initiative

1

breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)

2

examination of tickets; ticket gate; ticket barrier

2

to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate

5

thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan

3

father; dad; husband; you; he

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