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beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly

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to drink up; to drain (cup)

2

to make a sound

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table

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at once; immediately; without delay; promptly

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hasty; impatient; restless; rash

1

liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity

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nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son

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obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)

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-ish; -like

4

question and answer session

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origin; beginning

1

latest; newest; late-breaking (news)

1

concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every

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frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken

1

to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)

3

proper; respectable; decent; honest

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presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch

3

article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price

3

at any rate; anyhow

2

to give off (a smell, scent, aroma); to smell of; to perfume (a room, etc.); to hint at; to suggest; to insinuate

1

closing one's eyes; passing away; dying peacefully

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to ponder; to brood

6

demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire

2

refusal; rejection; denial; veto

2

(in) her way; peculiar to her

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conflict; complication; troubles; discord

2

embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication

2

before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end

2

to suit; to match; to become; to be like

3

to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)

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reflexive; reflecting

2

control; management (e.g. of a business)

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for generations; hereditary; generation after generation

2

Mathers

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house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family

2

to take over; to hand over

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part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties

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manager; landlord; warden; root (user)

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founder

1

another thing; exception; special case

2

to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

4

to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent

2

plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place

2

to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely

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to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine

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to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)

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proving ground; test site

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to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after

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arrival

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