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writing down from other written material; writing kanji text from hiragana; transcription (of spoken material); dictation

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serious illness

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to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by

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to take away; to carry off

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personality; character; individuality; personhood

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munching; devouring; gobbling up; (arch.) shaggy; (arch.) disheveled; (arch.) unkempt

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multiple personality; split personality

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rote memorization (memorisation); rote learning; indiscriminate memorizing (memorising)

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artificial respiration

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front button; fly button

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to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch

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bare skin; naked skin

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stuffy; steamy; sultry

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the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like

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coming and going; traffic

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pounding (of one's heart); throbbing; thumping; heartily (eating); devouring; munching

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to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered

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alien

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invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression

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concern; interest

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insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind

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granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman

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all one's wisdom; (lit.) bag (full) of wisdom; the brains (of a group); the smart one; fount of wisdom

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erudition; extensive learning

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folding chair (with tubular metal frame)

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screen; curtain; raster; room divider; partition wall

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projector (film, slide, etc.)

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winning a prize; receiving an award; being awarded

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megaphone; bullhorn; loudhailer

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fruit of love; children

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smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation

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that night; that evening; over the course of the evening

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supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)

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desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving

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to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip

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nervousness; oversensitivity

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groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of

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to get out of bed; to show a leg

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to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)

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worst; worst-case (scenario)

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January; first month of the lunar calendar

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ungrateful

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redoing; doing over again

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DJ; disc jockey

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tape deck

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raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start; beginning

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the curtain opens (for the start of a play, act, etc.); the curtain rises; to start (of a play); to start (of an event, campaign, etc.); to begin

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to get lost; to become lost; to go astray

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big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage

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to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to pretend (e.g. to be a good father)

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