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perfect; complete

5

to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)

4

17; seventeen

1

-years-old

2

boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad

1

until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it

5

Beatrice

1

diary; journal

16

essays; miscellaneous writings; literary jottings

1

imitation; fake; sham

1

bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion

1

sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable

1

first love; puppy love

1

to settle; to finish; to bring to an end

3

personal; individual; private

2

with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous

3

cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible

1

throat; singing voice

3

to drain; to flow (unobstructed); to sell well; to be in good demand; to exit the stage; to remove (a prop) from the stage

1

catalog of publications; catalogue of publications

1

naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord

1

reliance; trust; faith; confidence

3

major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle

1

agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)

1

large; large-sized; large-scale; big

3

newsworthiness; news hook; topicality; popularity (of a topic, issue, etc.)

1

the publishing world

2

contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade

1

verification; inspection

1

current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present

4

to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

2

goes without saying; needless to say; obvious

2

a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)

1

with the exception of; excepting; excluding

5

to be overtaken by darkness

1

irreplaceable

1

self-publishing; publishing at one's own expense

2

inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)

1

much; remarkably; not at all (with neg. verb); quickly and vigorously; unhesitatingly

1

pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living

2

to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut

1

to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely

2

proving ground; test site

1

there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when

2

nothing but; none other than

2

pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading

2

method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)

3

to tear down; to shatter

1

(United States of) America; USA

6

start; commencement; beginning; initiation

3