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to reveal by washing the surface; to expose by washing away dirt, earth, etc.; to discover (by investigation); to bring to light; to start washing

2

to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)

2

oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)

2

hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)

1

press corps

1

enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ

1

rush; flood; deluge

1

deputy section or department manager

1

to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)

2

for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion

1

explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend

1

to come alive; to get going; to start to move

1

attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance

3

stress

1

sleeplessness; insomnia; wakefulness

1

sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity

1

(audio) recording

1

long take (film-making); continuous shot

1

transcendence; excellence; superiority

1

to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)

1

(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point

1

to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself

2

mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with

1

to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved

4

journalist

3

data; datum

4

assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement

1

van; truck; delivery van

1

company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)

2

image; figure; figure; form; image

4

pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship

1

response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect

1

(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)

1

long-cherished ambition; satisfaction

1

daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

4

to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour

2

big; large; great

1

preliminary step; first step

1

to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed

2

I agree with you; it is as (someone) says

1

to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate

1

selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful

1

indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very

1

to pin one's hope on; to look forward to; to look toward; to get one's hopes up

1

shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly

1

deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong

1

loyalty; faithfulness

1

interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party

1

world; society; people; the public

1

lesson; discipline; example (e.g. set a bad example); revelation

1