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to stop by; to drop in for a short visit

1

traces; evidence

3

romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance

2

brand new

5

excavation; digging

7

to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with

11

nice; good; well-executed

6

new; newly made; newly-built ship; new boat; unmarried woman of about 20; newly-married woman

1

harbor; harbour

2

to relapse; to reassert; to review

2

your husband; her husband

2

younger brother

2

only once

4

to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep

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remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland

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temporary residence

2

distant relative

1

muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line

11

bio-; biotechnology; VAIO (Sony brand-name)

2

field; sphere; realm; division; branch

2

to be right on target; to strike it rich

2

living a life of leisure with dignity; living quietly and comfortably free from worldly cares; otium cum dignitate

1

deceleration

8

main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank

2

a long time (since the last time)

2

people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various

11

hard to get; hard to come by

3

free and easy; open and natural; not fastidious

1

introductory essay

1

to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark

2

going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)

2

to miss (doing); to fail (to do)

7

vice president (of a club or organization, organisation)

2

ahem

3

entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image

3

senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer

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treasury; treasure house; storehouse; treasure trove; rich source (of)

1

to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies

3

marriage agency; matrimonial agency; matchmaking service

1

exaggeration

4

prey; victim

8

elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself

7

company; corporation; workplace

11

worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched

4

person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired

2

sure; yeah; I know

13

to carry in; to bring in

14

main island; this island

1

to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot

2

ingredient; foodstuff

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