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sense of liberation; feeling of freedom

1

shout of joy; cry of pleasure; jubilant comments

1

answer sheet; blank answer paper; examination paper; test paper

2

to go out and away; to leave

1

to act first; to act precipitously; to be rash; to get ahead of oneself; to jump the gun

1

personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups

1

thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight

1

accurate; correct; precise; exact

4

(another's) child; child; kid

1

have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to

1

fellow students

1

story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

1

to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close

1

date spot; dating spot

1

manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling

1

season; time of year

2

distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without

1

one's chance; the right time; target; objective

1

nerikiri; confection made from white bean paste and sugar

1

phrase; phrase; strawberry

1

height of; middle of; full bloom

1

unrelated; unconnected

2

article; news story; report; account

1

phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing

1

brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter

1

white gem

1

mixture of bean jam, boiled beans, agar cubes, fruit pieces and syrup

6

summer term (e.g. school); summer period

2

short course; training

2

to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)

1

insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile

2

wagashi; traditional Japanese confectionery

6

rice-flour dumplings mixed with mugwort; mugwort rice cake

4

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

warabimochi; sweet dumpling made from bracken starch

1

cold water; cold sake; cold; cool

1

decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment

1

something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts

1

returning home to one's parents (orig. of a married person); visiting one's parents (for a prolonged period of stay); bride's first visit to her parents after getting married; coming back (of an item; after having been on loan, etc. abroad); (arch.) temporarily returning to one's home (of a servant)

1

impassioned speech; fervent speech

1

to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)

1

conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch

2

oops; uh oh; drats

1

old Japanese-style house

1

end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part

1

it hasn't been long since

1

row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)

2

tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)

1

gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike

1

friend; acquaintance

1