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severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)

7

disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant

9

strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle

1

injury; harm; evil influence; damage

2

to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

1

safety; security

3

number one; first; best; most; game; round

8

some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous

1

to take (be in) charge of

1

to the last; persistency; thoroughness

1

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

1

to choose; to select

16

ability

1

candidate; applicant

1

to be needed; to be wanted

7

absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine

2

one's personal opinion

2

to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize

2

editor (in publishing, etc.)

1

order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement

3

that is to say; so that means

4

secondary meaning; of secondary import

1

concert; recital

37

to give one's opinion

2

apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer

1

several months

6

goose

1

goose

1

young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival

2

young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival

2

eagle (Accipitridae family)

3

stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm

2

extent of (one's) foolishness; degree of stupidity

1

well-known only to those in the know; be well-known but to the few; highly regarded by a select few

1

nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic

2

thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish

2

lesson; precept; teachings; moral

1

free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank

2

joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious

2

mixed; mingled

1

awfully; terribly

2

to be pedantic; to assume the air of a scholar

3

writing; composition; essay; sentence

1

student (esp. a university student)

3

special Nara-period administrative division for areas containing a detached palace (Yoshino and Izumi); secretary; third highest-ranking officials in the Dazaifu

1

hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...

4

cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible

1

refutation; rebuttal; retort

2

to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for

5

response; reply; answer; defence; defense

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