I was Reading N2 passage and idk what are these, Can someone explain please

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1. Explains a word in the text.

2. Numbered footnotes.

3. They just explain the meaning of the word bro. They are footnotes.

4. If you mean 注, it is 注解, annotation.

5. They’re essentially a “hint” or an explanation for words or phrases in the text which are considered to be beyond the level being tested.

6. It’s a dictionary definition. Somewhere up in the text, the word 古代 appeared. The writers assumed you wouldn’t know what that meant, so under 注1, they gave you a short definition of the word.

7. They’re footnotes, they explain the meaning of words or phrases in the main body text.

8. May I know where do you find JLPT level-based text like these?

9. I was answering N3 mock reading texts and was also confused when I first encountered them. They’re actually just footnotes. Lol. And I thought they were something I was supposed to answer.