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3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma

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four o'clock

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electricity; (electric) light

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(one's) mother

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madness; craziness; insanity

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degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction

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moderate

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though; even if; whether ... or ...

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to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed

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to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)

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vocabulary notebook; ring of vocabulary flash cards

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to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into

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trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)

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to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)

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ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer

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to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd

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deadly serious; deadly earnest

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end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)

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Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)

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Jōmon period (ca. 14000-1000 BCE)

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to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)

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puffing motion (when blowing, spitting, etc.); pouting (with displeasure)

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to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)

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shut up!; be quiet!

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haniwa; hollow unglazed terracotta figure from the Kofun period

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mark; sign; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to

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Yamato period (300-550 CE)

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to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)

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to guffaw; to roar with laughter; to laugh heartily

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dispersal; breaking up; running away; fleeing

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meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody

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declaration; proclamation; announcement

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to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy

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the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)

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whatever

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(rolling) along; (rolling) over and over; with a bright, ringing sound (e.g. of a bell); (laughing) in a bright, high-pitched tone; (changing) frequently (of opinions, conversation topic, etc.); constantly; (losing) all too easily

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demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire

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passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit

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admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation

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four

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calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation

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rather; better

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matriculation fee

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orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim

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the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly

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to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)

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to slide into; to slip into

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dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

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marathon

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soccer; (association) football; seersucker

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