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to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death

2

shit!; damn!

25

unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled

3

name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext

4

notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)

2

to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry

13

record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document

1

four years

1

part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty

2

these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately

1

Lisieux (France)

1

to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated

6

the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous

4

children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people

1

given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...

1

taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)

1

soon; shortly; nearly; almost

3

to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed

2

poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty

1

(leading) a vagabond life; (leading) a wandering existence

1

child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot

2

disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident

1

with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by

1

plain; moor; prairie

1

to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

10

viscount

17

heir; successor

1

those (near the second person)

4

series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza

1

clause; paragraph; argument; term (of an equation); (arch.) nape (of the neck)

1

to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count

5

conquest; subjugation; overcoming

6

(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam

4

birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin

1

to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)

11

capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty

3

dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt

1

one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future

1

to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)

2

finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little

6

myself; yourself; I; me; you

32

(one's) life

1

goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark

1

to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into

1

to carry out a role

1

while; during; while; although; all; both

45

to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for

2

to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous

1

arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)

1

closing; closure; shutdown; lockout

3