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book; volume; this; present; main; head

2

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

2

what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any

2

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

2

Chekhov; Chekhova

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somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

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meaning; significance; sense

3

author; writer; novelist; artist

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that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family

1

Russia

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literature

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Dostoevskii; Dostoyevskii

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end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle

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to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use

1

petty bourgeois; lower middle class

1

intellectual

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sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety

1

depiction; description; portrayal

1

very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)

2

to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord in one's heart

1

antique; historical object; pre-Meiji period drama; period piece

1

and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...

1

adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger

1

only; nothing but

1

quarterly (publication)

1

the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous

1

arms; weapon; ordnance

1

military uniform

1

subscription (e.g. to a magazine)

1

novel; (short) story

1

to sit on a seat

1

to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)

1

to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)

1

hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking

1

to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee

1

popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)

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to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)

2

movie; film

3

how; in what way; how about

3

to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

1

senior high school student

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forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what

1

infancy; childish; infantile; immature

3

to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)

1

to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate

1

go that far; to that extent

2

recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement

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small quantity; little; little while; short distance

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difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy

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may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

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