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meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm

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fair and square; open and aboveboard

5

process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction

2

to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise

3

it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than

2

(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that

13

lottery; lot; raffle; draw

3

spoiled; spoilt; ruined; loss of face

1

exceptional; praiseworthy; laudable

4

to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again

1

returning to (one's home in) Tokyo; returning to (one's home in) the capital

3

to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to quit; to resign; to decline; to turn down

1

in order to; for the purpose of; must; should

3

to change one's clothes

1

way; route

3

road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)

5

to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)

3

female proprietress (of a bar, etc.); mother; housewife; (female) pet owner; pet parent

1

big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza

1

great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough

1

admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled

11

swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction

3

to continue; to keep up; to keep on

5

surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed

4

trouble; bother; annoyance

5

cold sweat

1

inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts, etc.)

1

to; traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 litres; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

1

thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love

2

Chinese classical writing; Chinese classics; writing composed entirely of kanji

1

describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure

1

protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation

2

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

1

shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience

2

(somebody else's) parents; both parents

4

company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance

12

commanding; awe-inspiring; bitter (cold); piercing

2

refusal

1

breaking into cold sweat when one is very embarrassed or scared

1

effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)

1

what's what; heads or tails

3

to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl

4

respect; honour; honor

3

to express; to show

2

to be profitable; to yield a profit

1

role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role

3

evening meal; dinner

2

despair; desperation; abandonment

3

desperation; despair; self-abandonment

3

thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate

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