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to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning

5

splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)

1

to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge

1

to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to

10

consent; assent; approval; permission

1

number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.

1

if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything

4

plan B; alternative plan; workaround

1

to be selected (from among many people)

1

rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded

2

exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)

1

main section (of a magazine or journal); central portion; this magazine; our journal

1

craving; longing; thirsting

1

I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said

2

pardon; forgiveness; forbearance

1

interview (on television, in a newspaper, etc.)

1

to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)

3

this morning

2

reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight

12

all; every

4

check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out

2

under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)

6

extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more

4

to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for

4

self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health

2

should do; ought to do

7

true; real; genuine; proper; utter

2

spirit of rebellion

1

to hide; to keep to oneself

1

scholarship student

1

to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)

1

intimacy; friendship; friendly relations

2

to get (e.g. the gist of something); to understand; to turn out as one thought

1

sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)

2

fellow; mutual; companion; comrade

4

bell (often globular)

1

student in a higher grade; upperclassman

1

to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)

3

birds of a feather flock together

1

to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off

2

busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety

1

to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)

1

to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch

1

confinement; imprisonment; incarceration

1

mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together

10

crucial; critical; vital; core

1

aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support

1

after school (at the end of the day)

2

one hour

2

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

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