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importance; gravity

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enlightenment; development; edification; public awareness; illumination; education

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should; must; -able; probably; likely

2

analysis

1

not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned

2

outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment

1

as (for); for; in the capacity of

1

company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)

1

speaking voice; talking voice

3

to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with

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explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend

2

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

2

to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout

1

a bit more; a bit longer

1

maybe; could be; might

1

to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength

1

emotional; sentimental

1

university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)

2

academic background; academic credentials; academic record

1

low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key

2

such; like that; that sort of; very

2

tenacity; endurance

1

racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles

1

trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support

1

good grief

1

troublesome; bothersome

1

habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

3

eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey

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company; corporation; workplace

4

to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid

1

public bath; bathhouse

1

(cow's) milk

8

bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely

1

thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue

2

koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)

4

rice field

12

notice; attention; observation

2

bad habit; bad habits

1

island in a pond or river

2

ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly

1

great erudition; extensive knowledge; vast stock of knowledge

1

to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show

1

Satou

2

to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate

1

to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty

2

ten-odd; a dozen or so

1

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

4

since then; from that time; ever since

1

to miss (doing); to fail (to do)

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perfume; scent

2