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to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside

5

odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting

2

gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

1

to get back to normal; to get back into one's stride; to get back into the swing of it

1

seeming happy

1

aloof; morose; (smelling) strongly; pungently; spiky (esp. of a hairstyle); sticking up straight (e.g. of plant stems)

2

to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)

5

to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)

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to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)

1

frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

5

to become misty; to become hazy

1

leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing

1

limited time; limited-time offer

1

shameless; shameless person

1

setting a bad example to others

1

to concern; to be related

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to talk (someone) down; to argue down; to silence; to put (someone) in their place; to corner in an argument; to get the better of

1

considerably; greatly; a lot

1

edge; brink; verge; time; moment of

1

older sister

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to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after

1

flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed

2

to be jealous

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to behave well (of a child)

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as promised

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

2

to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)

5

bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water

2

to bear; to shoulder

1

below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after

7

huge; gigantic; enormous

1

to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move

5

property; fortune; assets

2

to close (one's eyes); to shut

2

to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up

1

promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

1

to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to

6

aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn

2

to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord in one's heart

1

work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device

1

profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately

1

binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)

1

gold and silver; money

1

doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man

1

in good taste; tasteful; (person) of refined taste; of cultivated tastes

1

elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)

3

very strange; odd; queer

1

to send (something) unsolicited; to send without the receiver's request

1

chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events

1

(in) his way; peculiar to him

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