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profound mystery

2

learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics

4

having absolutely nothing (left); being out of everything; absolutely nothing

1

rule by military force; military rule; (way of the) conqueror; path of supremacy

1

versification; tanka poetry

1

strange habit

1

low class; lowly (position); humble (condition)

1

not only

1

even if I told you

1

educated; learned; schooled

1

when one was a very young child; very early in one's life

2

full ripeness; full maturity

1

having nothing except one's body; having empty pockets; being penniless

1

to stay in one's heart; to be enduringly memorable; to be unforgettable

2

to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon

1

flying bird; soaring bird

1

these days; nowadays; recently

1

there; that way; you

43

decapitation; beheading

1

firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly

1

to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on

2

high rating; good reputation

1

long-legged(ness)

1

to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate

2

standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods

1

record; transcript

1

completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow

1

to put into song; to express in verse; to sing (a song) many times; to practice (a song) repeatedly

1

poet (of tanka poems)

2

being absorbed (in); immersion; sinking (into)

3

mwahaha; giggle; cackle

1

worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh; klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)

2

perfect score; full marks; perfect; entirely satisfactory; excellent

2

regarding with apprehension; viewing with anxiety

2

in various ways

1

something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah

1

dim-witted; slow to catch on

1

hard to handle; difficult to handle; awkward to handle; hard to deal with; unwieldy

1

headache

1

to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on

1

open field; empty lot; plain

1

ahem; harrumph

1

established practice; custom

2

everywhere; all over; throughout

2

certainly; by all means

1

shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold

2

(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, rope, etc.); (ending) suddenly (of a call, communications, etc.); breaking out (of a pimple, swelling, etc.); pricking (e.g. with a needle)

1

stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity

1

(one's) countenance; face

2

event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening

2