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to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain

3

schoolgirl; female student

4

white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson

1

few in number

1

glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination

3

across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for

2

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

2

just right (time, size, length, etc.)

2

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

1

evidence; proof

8

exorcism rite; purification

1

troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle

1

to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into

3

unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement

3

to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen

9

consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study

1

to set aside

1

key to a solution; first step toward a solution; thread to unravel a mystery

2

obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit

2

lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period

5

laws of nature; physical laws; physics

5

laboratory

4

preface; introduction; preamble

3

without

2

to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart

12

noon; midday; daytime; lunch

3

auntie; older woman

1

bakery; baker; pastry shop

1

yakisoba sandwich

1

experiment

1

gas burner; blowtorch; Bunsen burner

1

flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion

1

beaker

2

water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout

7

with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly

1

(air) bubble (esp. in a liquid)

1

to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make

1

boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up

1

cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)

2

gentle spring rain; thin noodles made from bean starch (or potato starch)

2

hot water; hot bath

1

to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)

3

diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)

1

casual; unconcerned; nonchalant

2

somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

1

insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned

2

to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of

5

bicycle; bike

2

through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)

2

late at night

2