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facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)

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call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)

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details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view

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is that so? (generally rhetorical)

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

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indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

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junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school

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ago; since; before; previous

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(early) childhood

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acquaintance

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several years; a few years

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across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for

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another meeting; meeting again; reunion

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explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend

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oh, yes?; really?

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that; those; the

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trainee; intern

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to be silent; to say nothing

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straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation

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from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved

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to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into

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endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement

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serious; not joking; straight

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indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)

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coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency

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we; us; I; me

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(phenomenon of) precession of the equinoxes

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year; age; years; past one's prime; old age

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-years-old

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to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit

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senior high school student

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exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite

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teacher's license (licence) (required to teach in preschool, elementary or secondary schools)

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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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(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

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several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number

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New Year's Eve; end of the year

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if it's the case

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(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression

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considerably; greatly; a lot

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is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

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surely; certainly

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a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number

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face; looks; vestiges; trace

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to remain; to be left

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(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances

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maybe; could be; might

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ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)

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these guys; these fellows

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