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glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination

9

kinky hair; frizzy hair; unruly hair; curly hair

1

management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome

1

because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...

3

injury; harm; evil influence; damage

1

evidence; proof

1

reluctantly; unwillingly

1

to become wintry

1

middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart

7

to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around

8

check; restraint; oppression; suppression

1

religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity

2

founder of a religious sect

1

birthday

2

to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for

1

to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to

9

December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar

1

twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days

1

Jesus (Christ)

1

Roman Empire

1

period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness

4

to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive

1

Mithraism

1

winter solstice

1

festival; feast; carnival

2

Christianity

3

to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)

1

the study or science of religion; religious studies

1

to show off; to make a display (e.g. of wealth)

1

Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times

1

Dark Ages; dark age

1

precisely because

1

development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life

2

scholar

1

to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on

4

coffee

7

what time; (lit.) which hour

1

particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information

3

when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days

1

from out of nowhere; from who knows where

1

sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)

2

to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul

5

to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address

2

excuse; explanation

2

addition; supplement

1

interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)

5

to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach

8

months (period of)

1

it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say

1

thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love

3