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companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)

7

craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman

5

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...

3

but; however; although

7

right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?

5

panel

2

to choose; to select

1

oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!

2

opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)

1

large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university

8

composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun

8

to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to

3

indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very

12

indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

5

Akita prefecture (Tōhoku area)

1

hermit; wizard; wizardry

1

city

1

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work

22

to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag

2

male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man

1

thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality

10

river; stream; River; the ... river

1

to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen

16

place name; toponym

1

origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature

1

to be called ...; to be referred to as ...

1

famous product; special product; speciality; specialty

1

even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...

1

curvature; warp; bend

11

shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof

1

et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance

3

anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case

1

to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew

14

loveable; very likeable; like very much

1

nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color

1

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

1

bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly

2

image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition

1

to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one

1

what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any

4

victory or defeat; match; contest; game

4

but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...

11

straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

3

only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to

8

to win; to gain victory

13

difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy

2

good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

4

to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder

2

wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)

1

idea

1