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not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage

3

from there; thence

2

spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration

2

to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close

1

nonsense; no meaning; meaningless

4

from now on; hereafter

7

mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short

8

blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole

1

smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick

2

to come to realize; to become aware (of)

3

if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so

4

evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)

4

flight

2

or; otherwise; furthermore; also; (arch.) perhaps; (arch.) by some chance; (arch.) that being said

1

to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)

4

by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance

5

where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes

1

age; era; period; date

5

gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)

2

puzzle

3

small; compact

1

to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously

7

university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)

2

research; study; investigation

1

(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously

3

now; come (now); well

1

thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article

1

tossing oneself about in great pain; writhing in agony

1

mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit

1

detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation

2

to recall; to remember

4

to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)

5

to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested

4

to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return

3

self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself

6

rather than; more ... than ...

1

looking for something; searching for something; object being sought

1

glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (suit)

2

night; evening; dinner

35

once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning

7

(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any

10

something unfinished; something incomplete; idiot

1

good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend

3

to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss

2

to take by surprise

1

unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)

1

hula (dance)

1

walk; stroll

2

good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark

1

to step forward; to take a step forward

10