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secret history; hidden history; unknown historical facts

7

origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient

3

binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)

1

small; little; few

1

number of copies; circulation

1

private house; one's own house

1

publication

2

second volume (in a two-volume set); third volume (in a three-volume set); last volume

12

preface; foreword; introduction

1

spurious letter; apocryphal book; forgery

2

breakthrough; great discovery

1

(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees

6

spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb

2

trade; buying and selling

1

spice; spices; condiment

2

(raw) ore; unpolished gemstone

1

handwoven; handspun; weaving by hand

2

to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.

1

close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry

3

to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create

3

(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether

1

jig (tool)

33

from where

1

high praise; rave review

1

relative; relation; kin

1

feigning ignorance; acting dumb

2

large store

1

promoting; increase; advance

1

domestic affairs; internal administration

3

feigned ignorance; pretending not to know

1

fate; chance; relationship; tie

1

sharing a table with someone you don't know (e.g. at a restaurant)

3

to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex

1

headgear (esp. one made of cloth); hood; kerchief; tokin (headgear worn by yamabushi)

3

to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)

6

each and every; all

3

window-side seat

2

outstanding; excellent; exceptional; distinguished; unrivaled; surpassing (e.g. beauty)

2

prudence; discretion; thought; consideration

1

candy

4

to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile

1

(another's) daughter; young lady

1

the times; an age; a day and age

1

to accumulate merit; to make merit

1

warship

4

not without its worth; not to be undervalued; not altogether hopeless; nothing to sneeze at; pretty impressive

1

yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday

1

mellow (flavor or fragrance; esp. of alcohol); rich; full-bodied; superior

6

producing area; place of origin; home (of a plant or animal); habitat; birthplace (of a person)

1

unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; closure

2