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textbook; coursebook; schoolbook

4

supplementary biography; anecdote; side story; spin-off

1

placement; fixed position; mapping out; location

1

to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)

4

archeologist; archaeologist

1

how; in what way; by what means

1

deciphering; decoding

3

to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export

1

even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed

2

finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little

4

correspondence; news; letter; tidings

1

essay on poetry; theory of poetry

9

arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)

1

to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits

1

parcel; package

1

heavily; profoundly

1

wooden box; wooden crate

2

at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can

1

telephone directory; telephone book; phone book

2

thick; bulky; massive; heavy

2

cover; covering; covering (a song); cover; coverage; to cover (a loss)

2

animal

2

leather

1

to sniff; to smell

1

to smell; to smell of; to have a smell

1

I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...

1

seeing; looking at

1

(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest

1

daughter (esp. of someone of high standing); (another's) daughter

1

surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement

2

to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)

2

connection; pull

1

prince; subordinate Kumano shrine

23

jealousy; envy

2

besides; moreover; in addition; to make matters worse

2

the nth ...; divisions of a kabuki performance

2

so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why

3

far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)

3

original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive

1

settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony

6

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

1

good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory

1

to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)

1

average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to

2

impossible

1

to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)

1

to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out

1

one's own handwriting; autograph

2

to take time

1

to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)

1