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self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself

3

to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...

2

smile

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to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind

19

that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage

25

real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)

2

trend; tendency; movement; attitude

1

one by one; in detail; minutely

1

listening device; bug; wiretap

1

too much; excessively; too

11

unreality; becoming disconnected from reality

1

movie; film

4

another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to

2

disclosure; exposure; revelation

1

long ago; already; a long time ago

1

top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile

1

to let (someone) swim; to make (someone) swim; to make (someone) stumble forward; to make stagger; to let (a suspect) roam freely (while monitoring them); to leave at large

1

to dance (orig. a hopping dance)

1

wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)

1

to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at

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to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block

7

value; worth; merit

2

contraction of "koto da"

1

imaginary number

1

school district; school area

1

the five elements (in Chinese philosophy: wood, fire, earth, metal and water); the five phases; five practices of the Bodhisattvas; the five pillars of Islam

1

true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses

8

too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous

1

work; job; labor; work

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to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly

1

to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire

1

any more; any further; any better; any longer

7

getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)

1

telling blow

1

trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support

2

darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy

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to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)

3

shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted

7

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...

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(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least

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to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show

1

special; particular; peculiar; unique

2

very much; very many; more and more

1

few in number

1

to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing

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there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when

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sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive

2

sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)

1

women's dormitory

1

escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis

1