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not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)

4

orientation

2

participation; joining; entry

12

half-term; half-time; half period

1

to rack one's brains

1

friend; acquaintance

4

(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody

1

very much; very many; more and more

2

to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful

1

deadline; closing; closing (a door, window, etc.); cofferdam

7

proofreading completed

6

to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind

1

best

2

ideally; if one were to wish for more

2

to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession

2

first edition

2

number of copies; circulation

2

10,000; ten thousand; 10^4

1

newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens

5

good

2

treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay

2

heated (e.g. debate); passionate

1

pressure

1

to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress

2

mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for

1

pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)

1

to be overcome with emotion

1

to run about; to rush about

4

to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire

1

sentiment; sentimentality

1

to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in

4

(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart

2

suspicious person

3

moderate

1

to cry one's eyes out; to make one's eyes swollen from crying

1

eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball

1

appearing as if something doesn't exist; casual; offhand

1

to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)

3

(one) scene (in a movie, etc.)

1

to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)

2

dream; vision; reverie

1

convenient

10

self-sufficiency; self-containment; autonomy; self-absorption

1

buying; shopping; buyer; purchase

2

to feel blessed to be in one's position; to be thankful for one's good fortune

1

two weeks; fortnight

1

day after day; every day

3

Yūki

17

to become widely known; to become well-known; to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.)

1

(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much

1