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to hang on the wall

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arbitrarily; of its own accord; without asking; voluntarily; willfully; as one pleases

2

Roman numerals

2

to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else

5

one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume

4

day something goes on sale; date of issue; release date

1

time for ...; time to ...; good time to ...; opportunity to ...; season

2

fixed phrase; canned phrase; standard wording; template; boilerplate

1

previous volume

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to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting

4

schoolgirl; female student

1

navy blue; deep blue

2

hustle; working hard; doing with enthusiasm; showing eagerness; being full of vigour

1

magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number

1

number of lines; linage

1

collection of short stories; collected short stories

10

please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail

1

training; instruction

1

course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)

2

attachment

1

information; experience; knowledge; observation

1

unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy

1

chignon (in a Japanese hair-style)

1

quarrel; dispute

1

one round; going around; making a round (of); first anniversary of a person's death

5

to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink

2

surroundings; circumference

4

saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)

2

incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise

2

later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant

3

dinnertime; suppertime

1

to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up

3

neither good nor bad

2

this and that; one thing and another

2

inattention; absent-mindedness

1

supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack

6

onigiri; rice ball

1

to be deceived

1

presiding judge

3

lawyer; attorney

2

to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)

3

unexpected; unforeseen; accidental

5

to take advantage of someone's kindness or patience; to get carried away; to be elated; to get puffed up (with pride); to push one's luck; to get cocky

1

disease

1

to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag

2

fade-out; dissolve

1

to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune

1

to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with

8

slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); suddenly (appearing, coming out, etc.); distractedly; absentmindedly

4

lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger

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