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to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive

4

condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on

1

important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game

6

eloquence or flattery designed to deceive

1

to rewind

2

bluff

1

deceitful; cruel

2

to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature

3

aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn

2

looking for something; searching for something; object being sought

1

to lean against; to set against

4

mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing

3

hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory

22

folk tale; folktale; folk story; folklore

1

anecdote; story; episode

1

creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention

4

southwest

1

bearing; heading; point of the compass

5

circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period

2

outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings

1

festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy

2

to grieve and moan

1

independence; autonomy; self-reliance

1

to reject (a manuscript); to turn down (a proposal)

1

measurement; surveying

1

carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness; negligence

2

fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern

5

interest; appeal; attraction; fun

2

abrupt; sudden

8

office supplies; stationery

1

protractor

1

to draw a line

2

lower left

2

measurement error; calculation error; discrepancy; deviation; difference

8

to fly in the air

1

starting point; starting line

2

seaweed

3

Inari shrine; shrine dedicated to Inari

3

immediately; right away; on the spot

10

being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net

3

to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction

2

nine-tailed fox; old, golden-furred fox with nine tails and shapeshifting powers used to fool humans; orig. a Chinese mystical beast whose appearance was considered auspicious

298

killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous

90

counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product

4

boy; kid; child

4

Sutokujōkou (1119.7.7-1164.9.14) (retired emperor)

1

powerful person; influential person

5

to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up

2

to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into

3

military forces; army; troops; number of soldiers

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