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latter part (of book, etc.); sequel; concluding part

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one month

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rapid (e.g. progress)

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to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of

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longest; oldest

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to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained

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Kobayashi

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stature; height

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for women; women's article

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comfortable; pleasant

10

beheading (as the ending to a seppuku); assistance; help

1

ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing

2

finishing blow; coup de grâce

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to be frowned on; to invite frowns of disapproval; to displease (people); to disgust

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whispering into a person's ear

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to dent; to indent; to depress; to humiliate

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when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

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to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)

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determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will

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to become dull; to become lifeless; to get bored; to lose interest; to lose value after a peak (e.g. stock); to weaken (of the market)

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appetite (for food)

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trivia; snippet of knowledge

2

pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after

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enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby

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to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind

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to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case

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adult man

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indecent talk; dirty story

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something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts

2

to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to

5

declaration; profession

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tacit; unspoken; implicit

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to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound

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to begin to speak

4

you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)

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research

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state of mind; mental state; mental attitude

4

at work; in the midst of work; working

3

earnings from a part-time job

5

to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear

8

to send each other

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suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly

2

start of a romance; beginning of love

2

from what time

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to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)

2

single-mother household; fatherless family

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deeply impressive; memorable; striking

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

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to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen

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deep emotion; impression; inspiration

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