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content of a letter

1

draft; rough copy

1

one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time

3

twenty-five

3

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

4

today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays

41

to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)

3

to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition

1

tomorrow; near future

23

to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

5

the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

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index

1

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

24

wrapping; lapping (i.e. grinding, polishing)

1

fair copy; clean copy

1

these

1

clock; watch; timepiece

7

two o'clock

3

fifty; 50

2

three minutes

1

great hurry; great haste; rush

1

to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)

4

to brush one's teeth

3

bed

7

to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate

1

to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated

10

remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively

21

scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful

17

rather; better; instead; if anything

1

feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment

18

immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily

11

insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness

1

to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed

33

plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post

6

field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness

1

to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)

18

mother

15

older sister; elder sister

9

staying over

1

Tokyo

36

two persons; two people; pair; couple

30

moon; month

18

once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone

9

two times; twice; two degrees

1

always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively

7

staying somewhere else (overnight); spending the night away (e.g. from home); going home (e.g. from hospital) for the night; sleepover

1

pamphlet

1

sign; indication

1

evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy

1

elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student

5