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hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation

3

statue; picture; picture revealing character

1

to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected

1

(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball

1

one's long-cherished desire

1

that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!

4

box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building

2

to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in

4

to do as one likes

4

proposal; offer; request; application

2

to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled

3

honorific/polite/humble prefix

4

mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) temporary residence

4

rather than; more ... than ...

5

to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)

2

chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events

2

cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless

1

(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control

1

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

3

to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle

1

pocket

4

to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize

2

softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is

6

to stop; to prohibit; to forbid someone to do something

1

rapid (e.g. progress)

2

as soon as possible; ASAP

1

official notice; notification

1

pushing forward (undaunted); pushing on (toward a goal); striving (for)

1

to reach a situation about which nothing can be done

1

intention; inclination; mind; idea; wish; view

1

keeping in check; holding back; deterrence; restraint; suppression

1

the fate of a nation; life-or-death (situation) for a nation; national crisis

1

opinion; point of view

5

disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient

1

crushing to death; crushing (hope, freedom, etc.); suppression; quashing

1

substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)

1

person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager

1

to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for

7

to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

4

to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to

2

to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)

2

to take command; to give direction

1

to carry a plan forward

1

obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race

2

indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary

2

obstacle; hurdle

1

spacious; vast; wide

6

area (measurement); square measure; size (of land); floor space

1

city centre (esp. of Tokyo); heart of a city; downtown area

2

choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position

1