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to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep

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out-of-school; off-campus

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obstacle

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falling (down); tumbling (down); failure; failing; renouncing Christianity and converting to Buddhism (during the Edo period); apostasy

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lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down

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suddenly; all of a sudden; quickly; emphatically; energetically

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tip of one's nose

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clamor of laughter

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cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying

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Akasaka

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inconspicuous; unobtrusive; low-profile

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being about to cry; the verge of tears

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even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still

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throughout heaven and earth, I alone am the honored one; self-conceit; self-centeredness; vainglory

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haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up

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extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious

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having presence of mind; self-possessed; imperturbable; calm and self-possessed

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packing tape

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openly (unashamedly) in broad daylight

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good deed; good conduct; benevolence

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(place) out of sight; (somewhere) out of eyeshot

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to strip and leave clothes lying around

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technical book; specialized book; treatise

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huge mound; heap; pile

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lack of individuality or personality

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tweezers; forceps

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plastic bag

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vinyl; plastic

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to determine whether something is right or wrong; to make something clear; to settle a matter

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association; socializing; socialising; fellowship

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woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); woman who works in an adult entertainment business; demimondaine; prostitute

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door-to-door selling

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feigning ignorance; feigning naivety; pretense of innocence; person (esp. a woman) pretending to be innocent, ignorant or naive; faux-naïf

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slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)

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picture book

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study desk

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(natural) lighting (of an interior space)

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skylight; head

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how; in what way; I wonder

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stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp

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IV stand

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bedridden; confined to bed

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hidden room; secret chamber

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researcher; lab worker

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room

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diary

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diary; journal

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August; eighth month of the lunar calendar

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11th day of the month; 11 days

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wakefulness

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