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also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise

3

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

1

to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch

1

university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)

1

report; paper; reportage

1

busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety

1

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

1

something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...

1

bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

2

liking; taste; choice

1

to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)

1

because; as; since

1

poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

2

rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent

1

to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)

1

companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)

2

shock; impact; crash

1

surely; certainly

2

to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)

2

thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

1

to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

1

diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily

2

to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)

5

to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into

1

in this way; thus; such; uh...

2

talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor

4

to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at

1

happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying

1

thank you

2

somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why

2

drink; beverage

2

to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke

7

a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily

1

to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need

1

too; also; still; as before; even so; either way

1

a long time (since the last time); first in a long time

1

Makimura

3

junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school

6

classmate

2

luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)

1

to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)

1

paint; coloring materials; colors; colours

1

senior high school; high school

1

picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage

3

to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine

3

today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays

3

art club

1

going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing

1

now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

2

olden days; former

1