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few in number

2

history; pedigree; lineage

1

long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop

1

senior pupil (of the same master); senior disciple; senior student; senior member

2

to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out

1

to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly

1

willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations

2

as a child; when one was a child

1

trauma (usu. psychological)

1

overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed

1

to bring back; to restore

1

clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)

1

to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve

1

home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains

2

conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over

1

phobia; morbid fear

1

to eat too much; to overeat

2

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

1

Shanghai cuisine

7

clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor

2

group; mass

1

demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire

2

threatening letter; intimidating letter

1

almost every day; almost daily

1

to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous

1

nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion

2

nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things

1

to enclose; to impound; to cut off; to corral

1

opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person

2

to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)

1

terrain; geographical features; topography

1

to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine

1

father; dad; husband; you; he

2

to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)

1

exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite

1

management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons

5

in order to do; for the purpose of doing

1

(arch.) large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa

3

on board a ship; aboard a ship

2

meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention

2

perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say

3

clear; precise; definite; distinct

1

needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide

1

brocade; fine dress; fine clothes

1

dark clouds; black clouds

2

three great people (e.g. of the Meiji Restoration)

2

third day of the month; three days

2

after

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(on the) bank of a large river

2

to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

2