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misleading

1

phrase; clause; basic linguistic unit in Japanese grammar

1

double meaning

1

estrangement; alienation; disaffection

1

rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason

2

context (of a passage); line of thought; context; environment; circumstances

3

idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim

3

that is; namely; i.e.

8

for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while

8

roguish; impish

11

bang on the money; spot on; right answer

4

mimesis; mimicry; camouflage

4

chamberlain

3

party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit

3

maid

21

long

3

princess; daughter of a nobleman

3

help; aid; assistance

2

charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking

2

master; Your lordship; My lord; husband

1

to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize

2

above the knee

2

centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental

3

mini-skirt

1

beauty of slender female legs

1

reset; fresh start; new beginning

1

revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection

12

calmly; coolly; primly

4

to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something

3

absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous

4

twice; again; second time

9

to make eye contact

1

neutrality

4

covering; protection; backing; relief

1

hostility; antagonism; opposition

2

besides; in addition; also; moreover

5

both; (not) either

5

manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour

2

to keep silent

2

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

3

temperature

6

one's cherished opinion; pet theory

2

advanced; developed; seniority; senior; superior

6

technological development

6

division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category

6

lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)

13

top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat

6

the sun; god of heaven and the earth; laws governing the heavens; celestial path; celestial motion; deva realm (svarga); path in the heavens

123

night under the midnight sun; white night (at extreme latitudes); night during which the sun doesn't set

40

one's twenties

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