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company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.

1

science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits

1

library; book collection; paperback book

2

demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend

1

arts and sciences; liberal arts

1

prudish; strait-laced; boring; square

1

to look into; to peer in

3

demand for; request

1

amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby

1

novel; (short) story

3

be; is

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at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment

8

to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind

8

obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum

1

to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)

13

gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation

1

sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement

1

to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through

3

hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no

5

what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well

1

to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently

5

I; me; you; manservant

1

forty; 40

2

six; 6

9

centimeter (esp. of cannon caliber, etc.)

1

gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance

1

in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

4

dubious; puzzled; suspicious

4

echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound

1

to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination

3

male homosexuality; bill of lading; BL

1

sexual relations; physical relations; carnal relations

1

depiction; description; portrayal

1

perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly

3

to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely

3

cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine

1

picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage

2

power; authority; jurisdiction

2

abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess

1

hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking

2

free time; spare time

1

user; end-user; consumer

2

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

14

bull's-eye; the mark

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bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter

2

start; commencement; beginning; initiation

5

such; this sort of; like this

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opinion; view; comment

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for example; for instance; e.g.

5

transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation

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