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to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish

4

ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound

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computer

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keyboard

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doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary

1

test (testing) period

1

report; paper; reportage

1

presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in

1

borrower; debtor; tenant

1

whiteboard

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20 years old; (arch.) twenty

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waiting for someone to arrive

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bestseller

2

novel; (short) story

2

popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character

2

indeed; really; truly; very much

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to point at

5

living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood

2

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that

5

very; extremely; that is

5

bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase

1

easy; simple; there's no way that ...

2

character of a place; situation; location; occasion

1

great laughter; burst of laughter

1

boo-hoo; boo-hoo-hoo

1

very loud volume; megavolume

1

collection of books; (personal) library

1

secret; hidden; unseen; inward

1

timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear

1

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly

4

to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause

3

safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction

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to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession

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and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident

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when it becomes; when it comes to

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to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)

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or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still

4

to look into; to peer in

3

to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered

1

natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder

2

once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time

1

so; like this; in this way

5

to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of

1

leader; central personage

1

perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that

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Kaguya-Hime (main character of Taketori Monogatari); Princess Kaguya

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to be forward; to be impertinent

1

mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit

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enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm

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Sherlock Holmes

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