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well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge

4

ecology; life and habits (of an animal); mode of life; way of living

1

no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

1

personality; character; individuality; personhood

1

to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off

1

dangerous thoughts

1

rare item; unusual item

1

carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion; metal wire with a prop animal (e.g. butterfly, bird) attached to the end; rod used to control the arm of a puppet (in bunraku)

1

brake; (a) stop (to a development, behavior, etc.); (the) brakes

1

mealtime

1

discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference

6

polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention

3

saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)

1

to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower

3

wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical

4

to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)

1

to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond

1

sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care

3

casual speech; peer language; informal language

1

don't worry; no worries; never mind

5

sweets; sweet food

1

to be crowded; to be packed; to be busy; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with many things); to be packed (of one's schedule)

3

bodyguard

1

dahlia (Dahlia pinnata)

16

sincerity; good faith

1

to light (a fire); to kindle; to incite; to instigate; to stir up

1

easygoing; optimistic; conceited

1

junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends

1

dialogue; conversation; talk; discussion; communication

3

every man knows his own business best; one should go to specialists for the best results; (lit.) for rice cakes, (go to) the rice cake shop

1

visit (from someone); call

4

having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored

1

tropical climate

2

with curious eyes; curiously

1

long skirt

1

high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse

4

noon; lunch time

1

spice

2

stylish; smart; with a crack; crisply (e.g. fried, starched); tearing off; ripping off

2

coconut milk

1

familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance

2

aircraft fabric covering; buffing wheel; polishing mop

1

niddle-noddle; nid-nod; nodding off

1

to begin (doing); to start (doing)

1

suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously

1

elderly housekeeper; elderly maid; wet nurse; nanny

2

brilliant; bright

4

here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots

2

to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out

2

to pinch and crush; to pinch out

2