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to lose heart; to lose motivation

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(one) line; (one) row

1

dangling; swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily

1

to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander

3

to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)

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misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune

1

can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...

1

rooftop

2

lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs

5

to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words

1

one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face

5

astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum

2

play equipment; playground equipment

1

dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered

1

takoyaki; octopus dumplings

1

tenant (usu. office block, shopping center, etc.)

1

artificial grass (lawn)

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to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay

2

courtyard; quadrangle; middle court

1

Shinto shrine

1

bench

3

proverb; maxim; aphorism; Proverbs (book of the Bible)

1

being placed one upon another; piling up; superimposition; superposition; excellent; splendid

2

sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful

2

to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew

6

at once; immediately; right now

2

10,000 yen bill

1

to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up

1

occasionally; once in a while; now and then

8

surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard

6

to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)

1

to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)

6

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

2

matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)

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candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination

1

you could say that; that might be so

7

much less; to say nothing of

12

feigned ignorance; pretending not to know

1

for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other

5

to stop; to quit; to put an end to

1

collecting; accumulating; gathering; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.)

1

to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

4

to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)

3

to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish

2

roof

1

under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side

3

unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying

2

to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way

6

strong reaction (against); (transplant) rejection

1

to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show

6