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then; if so; if

2

affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious

1

tone (of voice); manner of talking

3

sweetheart; person in one's thoughts (heart)

4

to have the nerve to

2

to be needed; to be wanted

4

to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about

5

to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper

1

refined; graceful; modest; cultivated; elegant; reserved

1

without; but if; otherwise; or else

1

cemented carbide; superhard; ultrahard

1

clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect

5

political thought; political philosophy; political idea; idea about politics

1

history

1

study; research; investigation

1

Zarathustra; Zarathushtra; Zoroaster

1

logic; logical

1

philosophy

2

study (of something); discussion; discourse

1

fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line

2

Tzara

1

Stra

1

worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace

1

book; publication

1

encyclopedic knowledge and strong memory

1

where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually

2

self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride

1

to be smashed up

1

secondhand bookshop; antiquarian bookshop

17

one by one; each; every; at intervals of

2

stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters

1

to surround; to encircle; to enclose

2

just like

1

fortress; stronghold; citadel

3

Terubumi

1

temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room

9

Rinsen

1

bookshop; bookstore

8

three Cs; three conditions that facilitate the transmission of infectious diseases (closed spaces, crowds, and close contact); three mysteries (Buddha's body, speech and mind)

1

early-summer rain

3

bush clover; Japanese clover (any flowering plant of genus Lespedeza); dark red exterior with blue interior (color combination worn in autumn); Hagi (city in Yamaguchi)

1

study; library; bookstore; bookshop; publishing company

18

drawing room; study; publishing house; writing alcove

1

quiet; calm; leisurely; distant; far-off; boundless

1

south wind tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of south wind tiles

1

all over (the place); throughout; everywhere; every inch; every part; from head to toe

1

which; what (way)

1

territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action

1

even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed

1

to give an impression; to make an impression

1