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honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly

2

mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling

1

manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying

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even if I told you

2

to soothe; to calm; to pacify

1

to sit (down)

1

one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)

1

suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy

1

corner; nook

1

spirit world; underworld; the next world

8

Revelation (book of the Bible); the Apocalypse

8

murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post

3

to nod in agreement; to nod in assent

2

to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along

2

secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart

2

to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember

2

grimoire; book of magic; book of sorcery

3

original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive

2

one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume

1

partial

1

imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective

3

(a) few; some; several

6

called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...

3

portion; section; part

3

actual existence; real existence; existing in real life

5

theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor

3

firmly rooted; deep-seated

1

certain evidence; definite evidence

1

no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than

2

birth-place; home town

1

(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl

1

royal palace

2

to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake

2

to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

5

for generations; hereditary; generation after generation

3

furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality

1

wise person; sage

1

to hand down (a story, legend, etc.); to pass on (to the next generation); to spread (a rumor, news, etc.); to circulate; to send word; to pass on (a message)

1

happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately

1

to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)

2

to be able (to); to be possible (to)

5

contrived; false-sounding

1

for fun; half in jest

1

tradition; legend

2

based on; built on; made from

1

to assemble; to set up; to construct

1

actually; really; truly; in practice; practically

3

putting into operation; invocation

8

jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold

3

golden (colour, color)

2