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primary school; elementary school; grade school

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writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning

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competition; contest

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ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)

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gold (first-place) prize

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to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)

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to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think

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father; dad; husband; you; he

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moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment

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point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead

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(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas

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town; block; downtown; main street; street; road

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

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it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?

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let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...

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so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite

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sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course

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is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial

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easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all

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here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...

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yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr

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good night

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holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night

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attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat

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I can tell you; heh

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part-time job; side job

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independence; self-reliance

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ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only

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doing whatever one pleases

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alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay

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to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)

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good morning

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strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness

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room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable

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spacious; vast; wide

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tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health

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to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through

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for example; for instance; e.g.

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everyone; anyone; no one; nobody

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with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle

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movie theatre; movie theater; cinema

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expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately

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number one; first; best; most; game; round

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end; edge; tip

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feeling; sense; impression

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perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that

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allegory; fable; parable

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lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)

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shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma

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why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

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