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to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)

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wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land

2

to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by

1

family name; house name; family honour; family honor

3

to share (someone's) good luck; to follow (someone's) example; to enjoy the same benefits (of someone or something); to be named after

1

far away; far off; far; long ago; long before

1

arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day

1

whole nation; whole land; whole country

1

great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty

1

individual; private person; personal; private

2

to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence

1

wonderful; splendid; magnificent

1

spirit; disposition

1

hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding

1

to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar

1

to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem

1

epic; heroic tale

1

to sniff out; to get wind of

1

sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course

1

young; youthful

2

to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

3

economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy

1

goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre

1

natural (e.g. talent); innate; inborn; inherent

1

to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to

1

although I say; although one might say; although called

2

exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe

1

lack of ability; incompetence; incapacity

1

myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)

2

envy

2

to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many

1

My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely

2

Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful

6

boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English

1

flowery words; rhetorical flourishes

1

large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool

3

mishearing

1

rank; ranking order; hierarchy

1

assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb

1

honorary position

1

upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere

1

no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise

1

low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)

2

to be well-known

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above; more than

1

to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed

2

to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate

1

to be at a loss; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea

1

in; on; at (place); as for; regarding

2

people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos

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