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explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend

2

to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)

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I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said

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procedure; process; proceedings; formalities

1

two weeks; fortnight

1

what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn

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by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing

1

academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school

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below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after

4

second-year student; biennial

3

same year in school

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class

4

seven

2

class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate

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to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

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to the best of one's meager ability; the little help one can be; though my help might not be worth much

1

to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check

1

intentional; deliberate; contrived; artificial

1

that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go

1

to rely on

1

hence; for that reason

1

to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct

1

protective wall; bulwark

1

shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable

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surroundings; environs; circumference

3

odd; strange; queer; peculiar

1

to stick into; to pierce; to run into

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to be conspicuous; to stand out

2

handsome

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being accomplished in both the literary and military arts; doing well in both school and sports

1

social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family

2

people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various

4

school gate

2

to ride up to; to drive up to; to get used to riding; to get used to driving

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not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it

2

neigh; whinny; bray

1

once more; again

3

to neigh

1

stop

1

bringing alongside (ship, vehicle, etc.); coming alongside; mooring

1

party venue; place for a party; banquet hall

3

dress; outfit

1

party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed

1

(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman

20

hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)

2

party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)

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meaning; called; said

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fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale

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feeling; sense; impression

5

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

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