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essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)

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rarely; seldom

2

to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight

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should do; ought to do

12

to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about

2

to do

2

to shout at

3

was; were

11

to extol; to laud; to sing the praises of

1

to be beside oneself; to lose one's head; to go mad with something

1

to be conceited

1

hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy

1

to moan; to groan

2

older brother; elder brother

6

to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch

3

heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family

4

to rank next to; to come after

2

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

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nth year in the Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7)

1

destroying; annihilating; eradicating

1

average; mean; balance; equilibrium

5

summer

3

uncle

1

molars; back teeth

2

to get between; to be caught in

1

measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy

3

consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice

8

moon; month

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sophisticated; refined; witty; urbane; unconstrained

1

to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone

1

night sky

2

arc shape; crescent shape

1

to form a line; to queue up; to line up

2

to dance (orig. a hopping dance)

2

innumerable; countless; numberless

1

child; small person; dwarf; midget; narrow-minded person; mean person

1

group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school

4

to feel as though ...

1

snowflake (cluster of ice crystals)

2

as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to

1

to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep

3

light; faint; pale; fleeting

2

boisterous dance

1

grief

1

feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection

5

keenly felt; heart-wrenching; heart-rending

1

to tighten; to press hard

5

to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

2

unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares

3

to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support

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