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previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance

5

to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen

2

conviction; belief; confidence

1

to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson

1

oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!

2

early

1

a bit more; a bit longer

6

reason; pretext; motive

5

courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts

1

safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction

1

to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained

1

ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)

1

everything turning out fine; the whole thing being settled

1

no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable

3

similar

2

declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice

1

another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger

4

sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around

1

setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement

1

to be no match for; to not hold a candle to

1

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

10

that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there

3

compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work

1

acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair

1

wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade

1

to make merry; to be festive

1

result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently

2

exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail

2

results; record; grades; marks

3

reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)

1

time; season; period; phase; stage

1

quiz; short test; mini test

1

how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name

1

at least; at most; (even) just

2

concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works

3

in that way; like that; that way

1

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable

5

from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best

1

ceremonial sake decanter with a spout and semicircular handle

1

shō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 litres

1

technique; finesse

1

finish; completion; the end

1

demand; request

1

earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)

2

all parts; various parts; every department

1

sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus

1

notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)

3

(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest

2

to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry

3

was

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