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cultural differences

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to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

2

sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time

3

sympathy; empathy; response

1

competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)

3

individual differences; personal equation

1

to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb

3

awfully; terribly

1

warm; mild; genial

1

already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)

1

uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease

2

bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh

5

goldfish bowl

1

in great numbers

1

profound; deep

3

world; society; people; the public

3

each other; one another

2

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood

2

had better ...; had better not ...

4

Nichiren sect; Tendai sect; Lotus Sutra

3

night sky

1

to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect

6

trash; piece of shit

3

to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of

4

notice; attention; observation

1

fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk

1

look!; there!; here!; that is

1

to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable

12

as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate

1

mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event

1

switching over to; migration; transition

1

in high spirits

3

participation; joining; entry; adherence

4

overall victory; championship

1

completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened

1

reply; answer

1

omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement

1

to tremble with fear

2

jest; joke; funny story

2

to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed

2

to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)

1

big; large; great

8

to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)

1

to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall

4

simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light

4

silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction

2

salute; bow

1

examination of tickets; ticket gate; ticket barrier

1

to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear

2

platform; home; home base; home plate

1