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mystery

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preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward

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setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.); setting a theme (for composition of poetry)

2

compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work

10

two parts; two copies; the second part

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composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization

1

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

3

loss; going missing

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famous; well-known; renowned; your name

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at a young age; while still young

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main school; principal school; this school; our school

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old boy; alumnus; graduate; out of bounds (golf)

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current student; enrolled student

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memorial service for the dead; holding a service

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literary (and the arts) column

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local newspaper

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school's name

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invoking the coercive power of the state; calling upon the power of the state

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conveying the will of the governing to the governed; top-down (system)

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to be selected (from among many people)

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(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat

2

elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air

1

pressure

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stomach ulcer

1

to contract (a disease); to suffer from

1

murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post

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to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged

1

single word; a few words; brief comment

4

shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted

1

in this way; along these lines; similarly

1

nice; good; well-executed

1

plot (of a story); plotting (a graph)

1

outline; summary; argument

1

idea

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well then ...; in that situation; in which case

2

regards; best wishes

1

now (while the time is ripe); while one still can

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inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)

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to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out

1

folding fan

3

mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance

4

to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous

1

universe; cosmos; space

4

Itō

5

work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique

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black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person

2

to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces

1

beam of light

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sphere; globe; orb

4

to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up

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