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first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all

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wish; desire; ambition; choice

2

Chinese "Hairy Head" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Pleiades; Seven Sisters

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university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)

2

is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

3

by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance

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if it's the case

2

to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly

1

be; is

10

section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing

1

white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch

1

advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)

1

there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you

1

where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent

1

same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...

1

word; remark; statement

1

change of course (of a ship); steering

1

oh!; oh?; my!

1

still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least

4

to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen

2

study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount

1

indicates question

2

keeping oneself awake; fighting off drowsiness; method for keeping oneself awake

1

to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...

1

dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic

1

also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise

1

memory; sense; experience

1

above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent

1

important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident

1

health management; health maintenance; health care

1

soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost

1

to catch a cold

1

pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely

3

person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others

2

nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?

1

light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power

2

house; family

2

fourth son

2

promoted (of a piece)

1

Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

1

accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable

1

pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes

1

younger sister

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it is I who should say so

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suffering; distress; hardship; trial

1

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...

1

middle of the night; dead of night

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when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days

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Japan

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oh!; ah!; oh no

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