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to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)

4

tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)

6

reading (books)

7

new book; new publication

1

remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme

11

to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on

2

classic (work, esp. book); the classics

1

steady; sound; stable; safe (e.g. business); reliable; trustworthy

3

beginner

3

average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to

2

affectation; pretension

1

easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all

3

secluded life

2

activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture

5

beginning (of a book, magazine, etc.); opening page; beginning (of a matter); start

4

end of a book

4

chronological table

5

study; library; den; home office; reading room

6

ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price

4

keep in mind; take note of; remember

2

translation; version (e.g. "English version")

4

mother tongue; native language; protolanguage; parent language

2

superficial; half-hearted; shallow

1

present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)

1

Giovanni Boccaccio

3

The Decameron; Il Decamerone

1

Lovelle

2

modern man; modern person; modernist

1

popular name; common name; nickname; alias

1

poetry anthology; collection of poems; collected poems

2

kiss; kissing

10

to kill time

1

to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by

1

fluent (in a language); flowing

3

fantastical idea; fanciful notion; bizarre thought

2

anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside

7

from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...

2

intent; intention; bad faith; mens rea (guilty mind)

1

Netherlands; Holland

3

real name

1

within the scope of authority

1

eyesight; vision; visual acuity

5

measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement

6

Axiochus (dialogue)

1

to be fulfilled; to be satisfied

1

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...

7

famous; notorious; noted

2

to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist

2

master; teacher; stable master

6

(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time

1