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bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer

4

no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it

1

shellfish; seashell; shell

1

plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)

5

to sniff out; to get wind of

1

lover; lady-killer; sexy guy

1

to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important

1

deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)

14

uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan

1

rather; better; instead; if anything

3

eighth day of the month; eight days

1

night sky

1

good luck; fortune

1

to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)

3

as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")

2

out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope

1

sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass

2

reaction

2

bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)

3

leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle

2

way of murdering; killing method; way of using a sword

3

with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease

1

abandonment; giving up; bargain sale; selling off cheaply; edge (e.g. of an architectural member); boundary

1

to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise

1

disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes

1

to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate

2

pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining

2

farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long

3

goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final

1

evening; night; dinner

5

enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby

1

rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless

1

breathing; respiration

1

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

1

one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)

1

downtown

5

to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly

1

out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit

1

ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury

2

it's been a long time; long time no see

2

Belgium

1

local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

1

beautiful woman

5

sexy; popular; well-liked

2

impossible; unlikely; improbable

2

abuse; misuse; perversion

1

to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)

1

to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful

1

toolbox

1

repair; mending

1