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I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately

1

popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for

1

ancestor; forefather; foremother

1

to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need

6

paddy sluice

3

spout

4

father-in-law; foster father; stepfather

6

Mr (junior); master; boy

2

pardon me for leaving (first)

1

suffix for familiar person

6

editor-in-chief

2

literary club (e.g. at school); literary section (e.g. newspaper)

2

to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

3

oh; ah

1

it's been a long time; long time no see

1

as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still

1

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.)

2

happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying

2

direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)

3

in this way; thus; such; uh...

1

to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come

1

The Tale of Genji (Heian period classic)

1

respect and affection; love and respect

1

is that so?

1

puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)

2

sense; sensation; feeling; intuition

1

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

1

sympathy; empathy; response

1

Japanese beautyberry (Callicarpa japonica)

1

at that time; in those days

1

overripeness; full maturity; full development

1

to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

1

noble; aristocrat; peer

1

society; public; community; social studies

1

regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to

1

radical; acute; sharp

1

to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed

12

criticism; judgement; judgment; comment

1

to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud

1

work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production

1

is not; am not; are not

1

careful consideration; thought

1

Paris (France)

2

hope; wish; aspiration

1

isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on

4

head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine

1

foreign; abroad; overseas

1

training (esp. in-service); induction course

1

period; term; interval

1

three years

2