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good grief

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reincarnation; rebirth; transmigration; metempsychosis

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goblin

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matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)

2

incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive

7

originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)

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to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)

2

to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar

1

many; much; plenty; hardly

1

minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)

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it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written

1

to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore

2

new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date

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bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building

5

thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)

1

the way back; the way home; return trip

2

bookshop; bookstore

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big; large; great

5

novel; story; (work of) fiction

1

magazine; journal; periodical

1

teaching materials

1

small; little; tiny

6

noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky

3

guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests

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to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience

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to lower one's voice; to speak more softly

1

third floor

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close to the ear

4

whispered conversation; whispering

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whisper; murmur

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comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger

3

thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble

1

being startled; getting a shock

1

flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed

1

corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department

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bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase

4

change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)

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sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)

1

to abbreviate; to abridge; to omit; to leave out; to take; to capture

1

sound (of a sentence); euphony; wordplay; play on words; pun

1

complete set (of volumes); every volume; whole volume; whole film; whole reel

1

ten; 10; ten years of age

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volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)

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1000 yen

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expenses; disbursements

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recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement

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three; 3

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to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach

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title (of a work)

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later (on); afterwards

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