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document; official papers

2

opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail

1

to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over

2

speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one

1

to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)

2

as if; as though

3

to be absorbed in reading

1

to some extent; to a certain extent

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cable

2

connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction

1

copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy

2

second (unit of time); arc second

2

completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)

1

screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)

2

conviction; belief; confidence

2

true; real; genuine; proper; utter

1

aim

1

line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)

4

to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate

1

to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included

4

correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)

1

to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do

2

to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved

1

politician; statesman

1

to chastise; to punish; to discipline

1

people; populace; masses

1

information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.

2

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

4

world reformation

1

steady; honest; sober; straightforward

1

smirkingly; broadly (grinning)

1

short way; shortcut

1

to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible

2

proposal; offer; request; application

1

slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)

1

to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of

1

confrontation; showdown

1

to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)

1

useless; vain; aimless; idle

1

purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention

3

clear; precise; definite; distinct

1

overthrow of the shogunate

2

to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed

4

nod; inclination of the head

1

in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash

1

place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)

5

to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die

2

sounds

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incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness

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waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess

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