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knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice

4

towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)

3

they; them

2

declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice

1

the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life

2

unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement

1

limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...

3

obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)

2

poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

2

occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally

7

chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)

1

to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)

1

big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important

2

opening (of a bottle); broaching; beginning; opening; commencement (e.g. of sales)

1

wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason

2

to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly

2

let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...

1

the whole country

1

choral competition

1

set piece (of music)

1

pace; rate; pitch (i.e. angle, space, field, sound, etc.); pitch (from distilling petroleum, tar, etc.); pitch (football, rugby); playing field

4

base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag

1

doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")

5

one by one; one at a time; in turn

1

to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance

1

Japanese laurel; spotted laurel; Aucuba japonica; live tree

1

to lower; to be lowered

1

to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out

3

indicates emphasis

1

moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about

1

quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like

3

careless; carefree

1

evening; dusk

1

five o'clock

1

coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency

3

to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress

1

unexpected meeting; coincidence

1

to (do) like this

1

to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for

2

compensation; reparations; indemnity; damages

1

store; reserve; stock; savings

1

to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)

2

recompense; indemnity; atonement

3

as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still

2

university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)

2

old girl; former female student; alumna; office girl

4

reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising

1

posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance

2

precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right

1

advice

1