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several people; a few people

3

student (esp. a university student)

1

text; textbook

1

to write down

1

shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes

1

repair man

1

publication

9

to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical

2

long ago; a long time ago; already

2

area; region; district; locality

3

anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside

3

twilight; sunset; dusk; evening

1

by the window

2

flowerpot; plant pot

1

pitch-black; jet-black

2

glass door

7

homing (instinct)

2

observant eye

2

bright; intelligent

1

fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool

2

turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling

2

change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)

2

entrails; giblets; tripe; offal

1

to hang; to dangle

1

withering of vegetation in winter; winter decay; winter-blight; bleakness of winter; business slump in winter (esp. in February)

2

rust

1

flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh

1

counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.

1

old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

2

typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model

1

senior; veteran; old-timer

1

to detest; to abhor; to loathe

1

strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger

1

newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie

1

to show in; to usher in

1

to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)

3

to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see

1

fortune; fate; chance; coincidence; (stroke of) luck

1

maze; labyrinth; inner ear

1

to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)

4

(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around

5

president (of a country); big man; boss; buddy

2

re-election; reelection

1

Ronald Reagan

1

Nakasone Yasuhiro (1918.5.27-)

1

prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier

3

building material

1

low-priced; cheap; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; link back to discussion group, bulletin board, etc. posting

2

coarse; crude; inferior

1

to switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)

1