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with a fixed time; with a deadline

2

the ruler; sovereign

1

government service; the bureaucracy

5

reform; reformation; reorganization

1

to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)

14

indefinite

1

the whole life

1

to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)

4

collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration

2

Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar

1

to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

3

job; work; duties; trade; skill

2

usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common

5

three years

6

term of office

2

exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)

14

pupil in ... year; student in ... year

2

infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless

6

entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university

1

uneasily; restlessly; erratically

2

on the way; someday

1

boo-hoo; boo-hoo-hoo

4

darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy

7

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

5

simmering; (boiling) gently

2

to boil; to seethe

2

darkness; the dark

2

blackout curtain

1

to be boiled; to be cooked

2

to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)

1

eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious

1

large pot; cauldron

1

to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate

1

to look forward to something

2

party; banquet; feast

1

sabbath

1

stew prepared from ingredients contributed by members of a party, and eaten in the dark for fun

3

as far as I know

1

to gather (bringing something); to gather (to exchange something)

2

pot of chicken or seafood, and vegetables in a dashi broth, usu. cooked at the table (traditionally a winter meal); seafood and vegetable stew or chowder

1

law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement

1

as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible

2

using one's chopsticks to find a food one likes by rummaging in one's dish, pot, etc. (a breach of etiquette)

2

food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion

4

should do; ought to do

1

to hold a ceremony

3

shall ...; to assume; to suppose

1

crisp (like a pickle); crunchy; firm (musculature); stiff (shoulders, neck, etc.)

8

chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness

1

nata de coco; coconut gel

2