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to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout

6

this area; around here

3

rising; ascending; climbing

1

method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)

6

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

1

easy to make; easy to do

1

terrain; geographical features; topography

1

Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!

5

Japanese record; national record

2

distance in a straight line

2

shortest distance (to)

2

theory

2

from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best

2

essential; important; crucial; vital; main

2

materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis

2

ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic

4

luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)

1

that's true; of course; obviously

1

nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son

2

plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit

7

unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful

1

what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?

1

to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)

8

any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

2

terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

4

to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry

7

of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless

1

future (usually near); prospects

7

the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come

10

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

3

all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny

1

walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring

1

darkness

1

electricity; (electric) light

1

what do you want?; can I help you?

1

to suffer; to groan; to be worried

2

to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict

2

not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether

1

end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)

1

thank you

5

to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)

3

to go with the flow; to go with the times

1

I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)

4

to stay indoors; to be confined indoors

4

board chairman

4

relative; relation; kin

1

limited time; limited-time offer

1

(not) even once; (not) ever

1

cooked rice; meal

5

alone; by oneself; on one's own

3