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single male; bachelor

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one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor

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morning sickness; hyperemesis gravidarum

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here and there; in places

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smooth

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feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened

2

counter for chairs or seats

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endless; ceaseless

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to reminisce; to engage in a lively conversation; to discuss mutual interests

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nowadays; recently

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economic conditions

1

don't you think?; indicates question

3

body build; figure

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stitch

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slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly

4

to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes

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pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing

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going and returning (e.g. work, school); both ways

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to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable

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Shinkansen; bullet train

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first departure (of the day); first train; first bus; departing one's home station (of a train, bus, etc.)

2

seasonal

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when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives

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taxi fare

1

expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs

1

wristwatch; watch

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last business day of the year

1

twenty-ninth day of the month; twenty-nine days

2

resuming work after the New Year's vacation; first time that one works in the year

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seventh day of the month; seven days

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end; break

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feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles

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not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence

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preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking

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(a) glance; (a) look

2

to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up

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dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)

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(sound of one's) heartbeat

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alarm bell

3

to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by

3

to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself

4

to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict

1

loud voice

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sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping

1

degree; extent

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to continue to do; to persist in doing

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on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time

2

border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region

1

boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening

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fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)

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