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to give a broad grin; to smirk

1

certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons

1

to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place

1

welcome (news); inviting; encouraging; tempting; hopeful

1

lick; bottom card of the draw pile; (arch.) tasting (a nobleman's) medicine to see if it contains poison; (arch.) medicine taster

1

enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby

2

attendant; companion

4

at a moment's notice; readily

1

what; what?; hey!

1

multi-

1

manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution

2

worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace

1

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

1

sales; demand

1

failing in one's duty (e.g. to someone)

1

guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation

2

diving; diver; unlicensed (doctor, driver, etc.); unregistered; outsider; stranger

1

to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress

2

arrow; wedge; chock

3

open sea

2

source; origin

1

word; remark; statement

2

guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper

1

to meet; to greet

2

to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away

1

I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately

3

thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound

1

first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag

1

subscriber; reader; admirer

2

invitation

1

reader

1

speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...

5

sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...

1

separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction

1

large store

1

master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy

2

heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion

2

widow

1

mistress

1

to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with

1

(moral) backbone; spirit; soul; grit

1

to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt

1

this area; around here

1

not without its worth; not to be undervalued; not altogether hopeless

1

bush clover; Japanese clover (any flowering plant of genus Lespedeza); dark red exterior with blue interior (color combination worn in autumn); Hagi (city in Yamaguchi)

12

counter for houses, households, apartments, etc.

1

to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of

1

precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed

4

to push away; to push aside; to shove

4

fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly

1