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homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question

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(a) few; some; several

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numerical calculation

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practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout

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unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen

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change (for a purchase); toilet splashback

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trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support

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to rack one's brains

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in that manner; like that

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staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)

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close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum

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to come and stay; to drop in; to visit

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to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end

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recreation; diversion; relaxation

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next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to

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pretty girl who attracts customers to come inside a shop

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to come and see (someone, something); to visit

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banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping

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what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well

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yikes; oops; eep; wow

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character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")

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to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count

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genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional

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however

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close; intimate; on good terms

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farmer; peasant

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to take up employment

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topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news

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love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by

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

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even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that

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very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)

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like that; so

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frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken

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letter (of alphabet); character; writing

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crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers

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intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia

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class; heading; group; category

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one end; an end; part; fragment

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seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that

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reaction; response

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subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable

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reply; answer; response

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um; er; nuh-uh; no; oof

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genuine article; real thing; real deal

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limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...

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another world

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dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)

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terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific

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plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)

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