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nonchalant air; unruffled air

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to begin (doing); to start (doing)

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trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle

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exchange student

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disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus

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to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark

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this and that; one thing and another

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extended leave; long vacation

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learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference

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attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage

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to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)

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year-end and New Year holidays (e.g. from December 29 to January 3)

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Christmas card

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Merry Christmas

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delivery

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just past noon; afternoon

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subway; metro; underground (railway)

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to estimate

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pessimistic; gloomy

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wrapping; lapping (i.e. grinding, polishing)

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escort

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dress; one-piece (e.g. swimsuit)

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bolero (dance); bolero; shrug

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rhinestone

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Alice band; (horseshoe-shaped) headband (worn over the forehead); hairband

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to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out

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to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for

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beginning of the year; early in the New Year

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careless; thoughtless; hasty; rash

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trench coat

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to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken

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grip (of hand); grip strength

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to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)

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to fetch; to go and get

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to grasp; to get

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blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing

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to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap

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severe attack; hard blow

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how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how

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shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!

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(traffic) congestion; traffic jam; gridlock; delay; stagnation

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Christmas Eve

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to take a fancy to something; to be moved; to feel inclined to

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bodyguard

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clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning

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plus; addition; positive (number); plus sign; positive symbol; advantage; plus

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Chūō Expressway

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fence

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to feel under pressure; to feel impatient; to be in a hurry

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place name; toponym

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