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observation; survey; watching

2

schoolboy; male student

2

small build; small stature; petite; small pattern

8

looks; features

4

innocent; cherubic; childlike

1

one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)

2

schoolgirl; female student

1

prince

1

(period of) one year

1

job; work; duties; trade; skill

1

without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately

1

to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete

2

beginning; opening; start; outset

1

to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)

1

wings of a stage; side stage; coulisse

1

to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up

2

splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate

3

candidate (for an election)

2

bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh

2

role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role

1

every year; yearly; annually

1

privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk

1

better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth

4

seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand

1

regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)

2

to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go

1

reluctant (to part)

2

only; sole; unique

2

possession; ownership

1

to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge

3

single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall

2

successive generations; successive emperors

1

custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice

1

proper; right; reasonable

1

this year

1

number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout

2

to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)

3

studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)

1

to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede

3

I; me

21

to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever

1

timid person; coward

1

liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point

1

to hold still; to hold in place; to calm down; to become steady (e.g. of nerves); to become fixed (e.g. of a gaze); to become glazed

1

someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)

2

the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible

2

to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to

10

close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry

1

folding one's arms

3

darkness; the dark

1