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main question; real issue at hand

1

puzzle

4

satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client

8

sulfuric acid; sulphuric acid

1

to dissolve; to melt

2

lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)

1

all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny

1

good gracious; oh my

1

to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt

3

cabinet; housing (of equipment)

2

close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry

2

sheet metal; metal plate

1

mattress; mattress pad (under a futon)

1

all that one has; all that there is; the whole

1

spring

1

to take out; to drag out

3

soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself

1

uneasy

1

only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be

2

cache; place to hide something

1

breadth; width

1

to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side

3

for one thing ...

1

encyclopedia; encyclopaedia

9

box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building

18

to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)

2

to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)

3

coffin; casket

9

encyclopedia; cyclopedia

5

tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed

1

to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on

5

bottom of one's heart

3

fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness

2

marine

1

Snow

1

to dream (of)

2

thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded

4

inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

1

period of time; time slot; time zone

1

period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty

3

to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less

1

extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious

1

recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour

1

to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter

1

each; respectively; individually; separately

5

noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing

1

class

1

to sit silently at a meeting

1

teacher (classroom)

1

(sound of) laughter; laughing voice

3