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email address

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yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh

7

deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out

2

prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living

1

market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation

2

moment by moment; hour by hour

3

change; fluctuation

1

having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily

2

to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for

1

to solicit; to demand; to extort

1

rich person; wealthy person

2

sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning

5

to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly

3

first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag

1

punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)

1

publication (of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); issue; issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising (an event)

1

staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring

3

quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)

1

address; address; email address; addressing (the ball)

2

to become clumsy; to miss one's aim

1

regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed

2

beauty parlour; beauty parlor; beauty salon; hairdressing salon

1

registration; accession; register; entry; record; subscription

1

what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?

9

stone statue

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rhythm

3

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

2

how much; how many; to what extent; oh my god; how; what the

4

only once

3

to side with (someone); to support (someone)

1

very close (to); within a stone's throw (of); a stone's throw away (from)

1

rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission

1

happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing

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clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)

2

boiled octopus; person with red flushed skin

2

with profound (and often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting

1

sidelong glance; flirtatious glance

2

towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)

7

to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone

5

warp; curvature; bend; curve (of a sword)

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

2

urban areas

1

ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave

1

thrifty person; frugal person; economizer

1

stubbornness; pigheaded person; miser

1

tranquil; calm; quiet; mild (weather); balmy

3

10th day of the month; ten days

2

soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time

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Golden Week; string of public holidays in late April-early May

1

trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing

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