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explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation

3

fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)

2

very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)

1

sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning

1

nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich

1

severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)

14

to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes

3

reopening; resumption; restarting

2

to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

14

preparatory reading; preparation (for a lesson); reading through (e.g. a script); rehearsal (of a play)

1

editorial department

1

(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all

4

one's last moment; one's death; one's end

2

to go after one's dreams; to follow one's dreams; to pursue one's dreams

1

eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality

1

feeling of satisfaction

1

purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

3

to make a typo; to type the wrong character

1

cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman

2

screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)

2

sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable

6

to cast down one's eyes

2

to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)

1

pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously

2

to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into

3

youth; springtime of life; adolescent

4

romantic comedy; rom-com

2

to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken

5

limit; restriction

1

compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit

1

plan; trick; plot; stratagem; scheme; trap

3

script; screenplay; scenario

2

rewrite

1

volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)

2

original story; original version; this volume

2

for example; for instance; e.g.

4

immediately following

1

episode; anecdote; vignette

1

to become; to amount to

5

playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)

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without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...

2

birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)

2

smoke; fumes

1

to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with

1

matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)

3

Songs to Make the Dust Dance (by Goshirakawahouou (1127.10.18-1192.4.26)); The Dance of the Dust on the Rafters

2

to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out

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the very thing; itself

3

be that as it may; even so; though that be so

1

even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that

4