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public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments

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paparazzi

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presbyopia; age-related longsightedness; farsightedness

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hard to read; illegible

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to keep away; to keep at a distance

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self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline

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to propose; to suggest

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change purse

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soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball

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bright; intelligent; clever; smart

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(can you) spare a little time (to speak)?; (do you) have a moment (to speak)?

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approximate age

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earrings (for pierced ears); ear piercing; body piercing

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sharp-eyed; keen-eyed; easily awakened

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engagement; betrothal

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in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story

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father-in-law; foster father; stepfather

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impudence; cheekiness; impertinence

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father

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then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so

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being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)

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boyfriend; he; him

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editing; compilation

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seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate

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to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)

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turning point

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student days

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throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...

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swim trunks

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one leaf (of a book bound in Japanese style); one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. a gun, scissors, spade, hoe, inkstick, palanquin, candle, jinrikisha, shamisen, oar); one chō (unit of distance, approx. 109.09 m); one game; one task

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young commander; young leader; young master

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guitar

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composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement

3

poor health; ill health; unhealthy

1

exclusive interview

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good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend

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this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now

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to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice

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exceedingly; extremely; decisively

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collection (of art, stamps, etc.); collecting; collection (i.e. a range of new clothes); fashion show

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final; eventual; ultimate

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to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift

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elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology

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nth-year student; nth-year pupil

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literary talent

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to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)

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poor; lame; ill-prepared

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to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember

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to say things to ease one's mind

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June; sixth month of the lunar calendar

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