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candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination

2

castle (in place names); castle; fortress

3

less than ...; smaller ...

1

royalty

4

comparison

1

superficial; half-hearted; shallow

1

confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)

3

and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism

2

at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because

1

method; process; manner; way; means; technique

2

stealthily; secretly; in secret

2

to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter

4

two-storied building

2

conference room; council room

1

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

2

ten-odd; a dozen or so

1

something; some kind of; for some reason

6

to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)

1

project

1

pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability

1

father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)

1

burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong

1

timing

4

pipe; tube

1

to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt

2

to pick up; to find; to gather

1

willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations

4

oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!

2

crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility

2

unnatural; affected; studied; forced

2

to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore

1

motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically

2

search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation

1

apparent age (of someone); rough age

1

children

1

wooden building blocks; wooden bricks; playing with building blocks; piled timber; piling up wood

2

creche; day nursery

1

carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease

1

to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

1

oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!

3

to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down

1

gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else

1

catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water

1

having in mind; happening to know of; idea

1

explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology

1

with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay

2

a little bit; a little while

1

rendezvous; meeting; area where guests gather before the start of a tea ceremony; waiting room; (arch.) meeting place for assignations, drinking, etc.

2

counter for places

2

the other day; a few days ago

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