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to breathe while sleeping

3

forty; 40

5

opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset

4

to burst into laughter

1

oh; yes; huh?; hm?

2

unexpected; unforeseen; strange

3

development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)

7

funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd

3

to bear; to endure

4

of all people

1

to be conceited

1

(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling

2

to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on

8

to giggle

1

suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly

1

to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover

1

the person in question; the person themselves; said person

7

some nerve (as in "you have some nerve to ...")

1

disgrace; humiliation

1

long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged

9

nodding off (while sitting); dozing

1

thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness

8

sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top

3

writing (a book); book; (literary) work; writings

1

to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off

1

beginning; opening; start; outset

1

since; henceforth; ever since

3

three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)

4

offer

1

only once

4

to reread; to read again

2

probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many

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for the first time in one's life

4

awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained

1

standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability

2

so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!

6

nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter

2

novel; original; new; innovative

2

in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically

1

unexpectedness; unpredictability; tendency to surprise; element of surprise

2

story; tale; legend; plot; storyline

2

exceedingly; extremely; decisively

2

degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion

1

universality

2

peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic

2

cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach

1

unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all

1

masterpiece; masterwork; chef d'oeuvre; (unintentionally) hilarious; absurd (e.g. blunder); outrageous

4

these

1

selection committee member; member of a screening committee

1