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I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

3

busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses

1

private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall

1

plate (often as in "tectonic plate")

1

ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card

1

to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry

1

to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly

7

the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous

15

absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous

6

to lose interest (in); to grow less enthusiastic

1

in one's own way or style

2

to become broken; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated with; to be outdone (by someone)

2

in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth

1

different (quality, nature); heterogeneous

1

to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)

7

lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help

1

to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for

1

note; memo; memorandum

32

memo pad

4

to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)

2

ball-point pen

1

then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case

3

to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)

3

ventilation

3

ground glass; frosted glass

4

across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for

7

in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all

1

use; utilization; utilisation; application

1

to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up

3

slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably

23

whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")

3

grinning; smirking

2

fool; idiot; simpleton

1

to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle

5

hey!; oi!; ahoy!; I; me

6

bothersome; tiresome; bother to do

3

not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited

1

direct; immediate; personal; firsthand

4

good grief

5

farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)

1

recurrence; revival; resuscitation

1

to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to

1

wheelchair

6

tire; tyre

2

awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely

7

thin; slender; fine; unlucky

7

white

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foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money

2

right about-face

1

somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why

5