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to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)

4

notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)

1

housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker

1

needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide

1

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

2

people; citizens; subjects; folk

1

consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion

1

sewing; needlework

2

bluish; tinged with blue

3

ponytail

2

frequent; incessant

2

discovery; detection; finding

3

Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam

1

falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses

1

to have an interest (in)

1

hill; height; knoll; rising ground

1

to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer

3

clothing

1

word; word; Word; Microsoft Word

2

Kawasaki (city)

27

with a clunk; with a clank; the sound of a sudden decrease (in profits, vigor, etc.)

2

big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza

1

intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart

2

rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point

1

wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!

2

entreaty; supplication; petition

1

sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)

6

without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily

3

sadistic desires; sadistic feelings

1

to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up

1

red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

2

to happen to hear; to overhear

1

racecourse; race track

1

middle-aged man; Buddhist priest

1

to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something

1

long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)

1

to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest

1

speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one

4

scrunchie; hair tie covered in fabric

5

period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty

1

show me

1

no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as

2

to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)

2

gently (falling)

1

to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain

3

palm (of one's hand)

4

to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together

4

underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie

2

being startled; getting a shock

1

a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather

1