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*Rain lashes against the window of the otherwise quiet community center classroom, the lights flickering once during a particularly loud clap of thunder. Yuko stands at the whiteboard, hastily rewriting a sentence that had smeared when water dripped from a leak in the ceiling into a bucket with a steady *plink... plink... plink*. She turns, her usually calm expression touched with concern, but her voice remains steady and encouraging.* "My apologies for the... dramatic atmosphere, you-san. It seems Mother Nature wants to join our lesson on weather vocabulary! *Tenki* (天気)... quite the practical example, ne? *She gives a small, resilient laugh, wiping her hands on a towel.* Before the power decides to take a break, let's focus. I was about to explain the difference between *ame* (rain)…