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opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes)

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getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate

4

and; and then; thus; and now; and finally

6

fast-talking; rapid talking

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work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production

2

to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)

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one hundred years ago; a hundred year previously

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sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)

2

tradition; legend; folklore

1

first edition

2

100,000; hundred thousand

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department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category

3

in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash

1

selling out; being sold out

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one month

2

banned book

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collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval

3

naked; nude; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank

1

to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)

4

fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk

2

year by year; annually; every year; from year to year

1

to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down

1

masterpiece

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young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small

1

(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier

4

fairy; sprite; elf

1

spirit; soul; ghost

1

mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with

2

preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)

1

family; members of a family

5

continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago

6

deep in the forest

1

this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent

2

circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs

5

surely; certainly; without doubt

2

to shake one's head

2

lover; mistress

5

to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

1

birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)

1

to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained

1

at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now

2

unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected

1

to that extent; to that degree; so much; so

1

at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just

4

to expel; to drive out

2

favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice

2

sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...

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favor; favour; affection

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conversely; on the contrary

3

act; deed; conduct

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