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to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)

1

to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)

1

middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart

2

reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation

1

(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)

1

belt (worn around the waist); (machine) belt; belt; zone

2

concert band (as a school activity); wind ensemble

2

(very) cheap; (very) inexpensive; cut-price; bargain (price)

1

large drum; bass drum

22

nobori; long, narrow banner attached to a pole on one side and a horizontal rod along the top; Boys' Day nobori; carp streamer

4

control; management; supervision

3

strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement

2

clean; clear; pure; honest; clean

1

various reasons

1

to burn to a crisp; to scorch

1

person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute

5

to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted

4

emergency staircase; fire escape

1

group (usu. of people)

5

to be called ...; to be referred to as ...

5

writer

5

to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away

1

remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted

4

soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself

6

quirky; idiosyncratic

2

obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption

3

to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce

1

to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside

1

direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter

1

to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear

2

procurement; purchase; buying; school store; co-op; school canteen

1

appetite (for food)

1

to squat; to crouch

2

to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish

3

student's handbook; small notebook that also acts as a student ID

2

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)

2

to scan; to look over

1

notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card

1

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

2

to happen to pass by

1

to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out

2

injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity

1

trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing

1

exposing; unmasking; laying bare

2

commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise

1

sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)

3

to be photographed; to be projected

1

surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement

1

so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much

2

one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt

2