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cloud of dust; sandstorm

1

doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own

2

to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained

4

autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication

5

nostrils; wings of the nose

1

sniff; sniff-sniff (esp. an animal); whining; whimpering

2

to finger; to touch; to play with; to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)

1

to lick off; to take (something) off by licking

1

Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)

1

intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary

6

repechage; revival series

1

reader

23

personal (affairs, reasons, etc.)

1

to reject (a manuscript); to turn down (a proposal)

1

library

1

hero; great man

1

China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)

1

astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant

3

I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality

51

partner; pal; accomplice

2

text; script; this book

1

library; book collection; paperback book

2

subscriber; reader; admirer

1

entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out

1

mailing; posting

1

please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of

2

Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty

1

to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder

1

to feel at ease; to feel relaxed

1

to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch

2

parting; separation; farewell

5

last scene (e.g. of a movie); closing scene

2

illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure

4

dizzyingly; to feel dizzy

1

trouble; bother; annoyance

3

postscript; post scriptum; PS; P.S.

2

Japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora); Japanese umbrella pine; tanyosho pine

2

advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly

2

February; second month of the lunar calendar

1

repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud

3

idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)

7

panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind

1

one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around

2

talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity

4

to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with

2

to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)

3

nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner

3

just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays

5

so-so; passable; now, now; my, my

2

minor cosmetic surgery; nip and tuck

1