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(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all

9

reader (person); person who reads the cards (in karuta games); composer (of a poem)

40

to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent

16

to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish

9

to approach

1

intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation

156

to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up

2

how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)

5

to repeat; to do something over again

5

to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)

4

insufficient; inadequate; imperfect

15

shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early

2

enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly

4

in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of

3

intervening

1

seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause

1

to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included

2

already; too late

13

avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)

9

sense; sensation; feeling; intuition

4

sharp; keen; acute

1

comparatively; relatively

6

easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...

24

to attempt; to test; to try out

4

encyclopedia; encyclopaedia

2

24 divisions of the solar year; 24 terms used to denote the changing of the seasons

5

lunisolar calendar

5

use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation

10

China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)

29

calendar making

1

every month

4

decision; determination

4

season; time of year

8

mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark

2

ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished

2

company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.

10

the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous

33

large encyclopedia

2

encyclopedia; cyclopedia

4

prefix for forming ordinal numbers

30

first day of spring (according to the traditional lunisolar calendar, approx. February 4)

1

rain water; "rain water" solar term (approx. February 19)

2

"awakening of insects" solar term (approx. March 6, the day on which hibernating insects are said to come out of the ground)

2

vernal equinox; spring equinox

2

pure and clear; "clear and bright" solar term (approx. April 5)

1

"grain rain" solar term (approx. April 20)

1

20 years old; (arch.) twenty

1

four

15

counter for articles; counter for military units; individual

2

sun

2