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to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want

3

antique

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to wave one's hand

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transparent; clear

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specimen; sample; (classic) example; type; sample

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originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful

3

comparison

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taxonomy

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one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)

2

image; picture; portrait

1

blue

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to finish dyeing

1

bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial

1

to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance

1

kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer

1

unrequited love; one-sided love

1

on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more

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to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped

6

next term; next period; next version; next release

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student council

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president (of a society); chairman

1

candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination

1

hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle

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postscript; PS; P.S.; pipe shaft (in a building); riser shaft

1

direct; immediate; personal; firsthand

3

to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love

1

beam

3

to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from

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to ask a question; to ask questions

2

small token (of gratitude); my (humble) feelings

1

every evening; night after night

1

supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being

1

I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow

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medicine; drug; chemical (agent); chemicals

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injection; jab; shot

2

becoming turbid; becoming muddy; becoming muddled (of thoughts, senses, etc.); growing dim (of consciousness); disorder; chaos

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to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other

1

faint; fainting; losing consciousness

1

egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top

1

given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this

1

secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method

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to be handed down from generation to generation

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negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations

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from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial

1

to hand down (a story, legend, etc.); to pass on (to the next generation); to spread (a rumor, news, etc.); to circulate; to send word; to pass on (a message)

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dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled

1

spacious; vast; wide

2

a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat

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Kamakura period (1185-1333)

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(present) head of a family

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