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put on/(hats, caps,

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turns on/ activatescustomturnbathtubcome outtalk()"The change comesout.")"Huh?"/( "What's this?"(expresses confusion)

host family
everyone"Let's eat!"

emptied()"I'm full."/ "I'mstuffed."

laugh"That was delicious!" (saidwhen finished eating)same

surprised
under/ less than(entry( noodles) )udon (flour(seatbeltsoba ()(buckwheat noodles)

uniform

helmettable with heater
underneathor)

motorcycle/ scooter(pocket/ hand warmer )Japanesecharacter)

passport
ChineseID/ identification

meal ticket/ coupon

fee/ farechange (money)

admission (fee)electric(al)line up

door

stop

red pepper powder

dividewind bell/ chime

properly/ perfectly

bedding"Is that so?"/ "Oh, is! it?"pocket"Look!"

button

hot watercountryside/ rural

hot-water bottle

city/ town

lever

air

open

traffic

touchhourly wage

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freedomdesignTV/ radio program
fast foodfashionfree planthink
put on make-up

experience
noisy/ loud/ annoying
stylishcomplicatedconvenient
inconvenientanytime/ whenever( . .") ...
"Well,"/ "Hmmm.

about (as in "What do...youthink about?")"I agree."/ "I think so,too."bicycle parking

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"A new store is opening."

speech contest
break/ divide

placelastmarryhall()be hospitalized

memoryfrightening

nod

concern

nervous

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laugh

wind

"What?"/( "How?")(expresses surprise)

strap (as (in a cell) phonestrap)

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seat

glass

hurry

cloudycrowdedtyphoonmake it/ be on timeearthquake()
stop (raining/snowing)

accident
usually competition/(convention (here:fireworks festival)

clear uppercent)(10teamstrongflea market

definitely"Really?"maybe

in the past

if

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eveninggatherdieclose

die (polite)

empty

stop

fall/ drop

begin

disappear

fall (as in rain)

break

win

become dirty

lose

fall overable to do/ complete/finishplace/ location

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