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inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration

1

casual; doing something without taking it too seriously

2

treating someone like a child

3

to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce

2

to make an appointment; to make a reservation

8

heat up

1

the latter; the second; successor; descendant

1

dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal

2

crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch

3

polite; respectful; reverent

1

sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor

27

collection of books; (personal) library

6

to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond

1

large; large-sized; large-scale; big

2

reference room

1

implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation

2

to look old; to get old

1

to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized

2

acceleration; speeding up

6

appropriation; misappropriation; making one's own

1

librarian

17

to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across

1

left end; left edge

1

preferential

1

happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness

1

to share

3

sprinkling; dropping in small light bits

4

(wandering) minstrel; troubadour

2

to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive

2

to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply

1

to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure

1

shutout; shutting out; locking out; shutout; allowing no runs (goals, etc.)

1

to keep standing; to stand motionless

2

to come to one's senses; to calm down

1

king who is a father

1

extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)

23

to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)

11

lending; loaning

8

dinnertime; suppertime

1

to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine

3

making doubly sure; points scored for good measure; insurance run (in baseball)

1

continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on

1

headache inducing; vexing

4

this

1

carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion; metal wire with a prop animal (e.g. butterfly, bird) attached to the end; rod used to control the arm of a puppet (in bunraku)

1

dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing

2

criticism; critique; review; commentary

2

to break the silence; to break one's silence

2

conversely; on the contrary

2

(not) one

1