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to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond

5

already; now; no longer; not any more

16

optimistic; hopeful

1

immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay

2

no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price

1

correct answer

1

day after day; every day

1

customer traffic; customers; custom

1

distant

1

to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit

1

on the way back; when about to go back

1

to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem

9

song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

5

skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid

2

successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another

1

Saturday

1

schedule; program; programme; agenda

1

sixteenth day of the month; sixteen days

1

to ponder; to brood

5

bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building

2

new book; new publication

1

to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair

1

really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit

5

really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way

4

main question; real issue at hand

5

openly; in public; without caring what others think

2

appearance; expression; manifestation

1

for a while; for some time; for a period

1

pleasant; charming

2

change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle

1

one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section

1

Shinkansen; bullet train

4

accommodation; lodging

3

to lend (e.g. money)

1

secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)

6

persuasion

7

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

3

envelope

1

among (them); of (them)

3

end; conclusion

8

to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

1

please; I beg you; for mercy's sake

1

while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily

4

(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while

9

all day; for a whole day

1

to speak with an accent; to be corrupted (of word); to mispronounce

1

manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party

1

to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat

1

to relax; to feel at home

1

sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment

3