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

3

regret; repentance; remorse

1

this much; this amount

2

to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on

1

carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky

2

unknown; strange; I don't care; that's irrelevant; whatever

1

provision of information

1

detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)

1

to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)

3

noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.

1

second son

1

establishment; founding; organization; organisation

1

secret story; unknown episode

1

older brother; elder brother

4

grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man

2

freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration

1

idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn

2

trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern

3

doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious

1

that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there

2

search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.

1

suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally

2

to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

2

the fifth

1

still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...

2

electron; electronic

4

spirit; soul; ghost

7

actual existence; real existence; existing in real life

1

half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous

1

how; in what way; by what means

4

to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)

1

timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear

2

to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

1

permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize

3

request; favour (to ask); wish; please

1

rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded

1

idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk

3

loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles

3

younger sister

2

substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial

1

governor; leader; ruler

1

meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly

2

this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that

2

to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw

2

that day; the very same day

2

introduction; presentation; referral; listing

3

as always; as usual

1

foundation; basis

4

regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on

2

day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)

1