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choice; selection; pickup (phonograph); stylus bar; pickup truck; pickup

1

(two-page) spread; two pages opposite each other

1

to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize

4

with a thud

1

to take; to carry (something) away; to bear

1

first day; opening day

6

next; then; after that

1

direct

1

normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty

1

guide; tour guide; conductor; guidebook

2

convenient; handy; useful

2

pamphlet

1

to be of use as a reference; to be helpful

1

opinion; point of view; visual point

1

to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with

1

basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation

1

favoritism; favouritism; partiality; prejudice; bias

1

now (while the time is ripe); while one still can

2

to look around; to tour

4

bribe; sweetener; douceur

1

death penalty; capital punishment

1

17; seventeen

2

three minutes

3

recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement

1

now that; since; so long as; because

4

tenth day of the month; ten days

1

slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose

1

look, look!

1

notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties

1

to complain; to make a complaint

1

theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse

2

ten; 10; ten years of age

6

slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)

1

to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul

3

relief; peace of mind

3

since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while

1

to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)

1

reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse

1

to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by

1

investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking

3

simultaneously; all at once; in unison

1

one's circumstances or condition, esp. compared to that of another; coherence (e.g. of a conversation)

1

narcissism; self-absorption; self-intoxication

1

to let go

1

to be too late; to be too slow

1

very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour

1

complaint; grumble

1

tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well

1

early in the morning

1

restless; fidgety; in a hurry

2