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verbal message; word (from someone)

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a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace

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outer wall

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clock; watch; timepiece

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six minutes

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to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)

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nervous temperament; worrier's disposition

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student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker

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it seems that; as if

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divide into four pieces; one fourth

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to feel ashamed

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Kojirou

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Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)

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calling on; visiting

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beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing

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to appease; to suppress; to calm

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timewasting; killing time

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previously; already; for some time; for quite a while

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along the road (e.g. following its curves without turning off at any intersection); along the street

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one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn

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about this time

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to take a class

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terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous

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to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

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good sense

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to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize

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seventy; 70

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postwar period; period after Second World War

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millet or rice cake, roasted and hardened with starch syrup and sugar (sometimes including peanuts, etc.)

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leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure

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hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build

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to differ; to vary; to disagree

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advice

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world; society; people; the public

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ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very

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eighty; 80

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powerful

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if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well

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to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down

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to be careful; to pay attention; to take care

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acquaintance

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middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly

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to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)

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warning; advice

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eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo

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to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)

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cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties

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even more; still more; further

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manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost

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to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)

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