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to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut

4

twice; again; second time

4

to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace

2

to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)

1

skill; dexterity; proficiency

135

big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)

5

rising; ascending; climbing

30

each; every; all

8

level; value

8

system

5

excelling; surpassing; outdoing

3

to; towards; for

18

interference; intervention; meddling

6

right (to do something); authority; power

3

explanatory note

10

why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

5

only; merely; just; at most; no more than

1

of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing

1

word; vocabulary

4

impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)

5

barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty

2

to increase; to add to; to augment

3

correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)

25

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

9

only; nothing but

9

extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism

2

ability; performance; efficiency

11

seven

8

serious crime; grave sin

4

nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...

20

most; extremely

7

serious crime; grave crime

1

top; summit; vertex

1

to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise

1

was

9

to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely

2

echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound

2

good-for-nothing; worthless

3

imagination; supposition; guess

11

increase; rise; growth; addition; increment

5

to be found

4

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

6

growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing

2

or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still

2

proper; appropriate; due; suitable

1

only; sole; unique

6

name; title

4

to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along

3

besides; in addition; also; moreover

19

(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all

3