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secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)

2

fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit

1

setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.); setting a theme (for composition of poetry)

2

a few years ago; some years back

1

continuous; unbroken; ceaseless

1

to inherit; to succeed; to take over

1

regular (periodic) examination

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to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone

2

at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because

1

melancholic

1

acting without restraint; self-indulgence; wild license; being pretentious; putting on airs; foppery

1

bundle; bunch; sheaf

3

exchange of presents

1

to scan; to look over

3

this (is) again; really; so; extremely

1

to lay the blame on; to put the fault on

1

at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because

1

brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); younger stepbrother

1

to rack one's brain

1

valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable

1

how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like

1

dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)

2

preachy; sanctimonious

2

meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; interference; officiousness

1

to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive

2

spirit; soul; ghost

1

cost performance; cost effectiveness; price-performance ratio; value for money; bang for one's buck

1

liquid crystal display; LCD; liquid crystal screen

2

deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely

2

(eating) noisily; (chewing) with an open mouth; crumpled; creased; messy; disorderly

3

to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive

2

third

2

sharp parting remark; parting threat

1

sender (e.g. of mail)

1

Tyltyl (from the play The Blue Bird by Maurice Maeterlinck)

1

the following

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let's; let's do

2

absolute authority or power (over someone or something)

1

all days

1

to gather (of people); to assemble; to hang out; to assemble (of troops); to be stationed; to be quartered

1

examination results; test result; test outcome

1

collecting; gathering

1

to go to see; to visit

1

first half

1

hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous

1

arriving five minutes early; being ready five minutes early; practice of always being early (to ensure punctuality)

1

visiting another school (e.g. of kendo) and defeating each member in a fight

3

raft; forearm guard (made of thin metal plates); skewered baby-eel kabayaki

1

crossing (a road, river, etc.); cutting through (e.g. of a river through a town); crossing (east-west); traversing; cutting horizontally; sectioning laterally

1

(on the) sea; surface of the sea

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