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activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor

1

to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki

3

to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to

5

to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of

2

middle period; medium-term

2

final exam; term-end examination; end-of-term examination

1

to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post

2

blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper

1

counter for questions

2

fraction; odd amount; leftover amount

2

test results

1

to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even

1

place for dancing; dance floor; landing (of a staircase); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); cooling off

2

rival; competitor; competition

1

to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be

2

to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down

1

a long, long time ago; very long ago

6

bright; intelligent

9

mortal enemy; object of fierce hatred or intense aversion; (lit.) one's parent's killer

1

being startled

2

desperation; struggle to the death

1

before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden

1

at this stage; at this point; (only) now

1

to change one's mind

3

I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words

3

Kanako

1

on a routine basis; regularly; habitually

3

attentiveness

2

Kanako

1

to keep a diary

1

weakening

3

career; occupation; personal history; professional experience; government employee who has passed the highest national civil service exam; carrier; carrier (of a disease-causing agent)

1

small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness

1

final; eventual; ultimate

5

to concern; to be related

1

to taste; to taste of; to have a taste

3

carbonated drink; fizzy drink; soda

2

joke; gag

1

making out; necking; getting handsy; canoodling; being lovey-dovey; getting affectionate (with each other)

4

good grief

1

one must constantly be on one's guard with ...; one cannot be too careful of ...

1

inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)

1

hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing

2

Natural Woman

1

killer; destroyer; annihilator; seducer; seductress; tempter

1

declaration of war; proclamation of war

1

sexy; popular; well-liked

1

to light (a fire); to kindle; to incite; to instigate; to stir up

1

bad; poor; shoddy

1

stock; inventory; having in stock; being in stock

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