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of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless

1

to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles

1

not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)

1

second day of the month; two days

1

evening; dusk

5

bundle; bunch; sheaf

1

one by one; each; every; at intervals of

4

sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered

1

period of time; time slot; time zone

3

half

9

to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up

1

on purpose; deliberately; intentionally

1

or; either ... or ...

3

to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough

3

one house; the same house

1

to be lacking in options; to be too few

4

to increase; to add to; to augment

4

level; value

1

key; lock; key (to a problem); clue

1

bedpan; chamber pot; potty

1

measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy

1

effective; successful

1

incentive

2

to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate

7

to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off

1

harvest time

1

compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement

2

group (usu. of people)

1

prize money; monetary award; reward

1

cost

9

post; official position; managerial position; executive position

2

honorary position

2

head of a ward; mayor of a ward; chief administrator of a ward

5

self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy

1

president (of a society); chairman

1

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

1

vanity

1

to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate

2

demand for; request

3

rather; sooner; preferably

1

ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)

2

to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)

4

administration; governance; the authorities; authority

1

residence; abode; dwelling

1

to fit; to suit

1

to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious

2

division; section; demarcation; (traffic) lane; compartment; classification

1

unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful

5

division; section; demarcation; partition; segmentation; subdivision

1

clique; faction

1