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one year; some time ago

1

to find out; to discover; to locate

1

ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making

1

method; process; manner; way; means; technique

1

response

1

terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous

3

concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)

1

connection; link; relationship

1

classmate

5

for this reason

3

even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little

4

irreplaceable

1

two weeks; fortnight

2

cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)

3

to try and do something; to attempt to do something

4

every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)

9

value; worth; merit

4

to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)

1

to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete

1

powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent

1

at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just

2

topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news

3

to make a serious effort

2

to like; to love; to be fond of

2

in public; in company

1

Seiichirō

8

(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush

1

mutual love

1

attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning

3

high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway

1

dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly

6

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

12

order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence

1

number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout

2

a bit more; a bit longer

7

enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly

3

what number

1

entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university

3

medical faculty

1

older brother

3

clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)

1

certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons

2

attending physician; physician in charge; (one's) family doctor

1

(medical) doctor; physician

1

unnecessary; not needed; not necessary

2

route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)

4

north-northwest

1

smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)

2

to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with

1

repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year

2