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to advise strongly; to insist (on something)

2

fiend for work; workaholic; career-minded person

1

parent and child

1

to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter

1

to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words

2

eloquent; glib; talkative; smooth talker; glib talker

1

inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking

1

mother

14

to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)

2

annual; yearly; year (e.g. of graduation); nth year (e.g. student); order by year

3

indicates question

13

stapler; paper fastener

2

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

2

the former

1

to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)

1

oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin

1

no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than

6

erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary

1

poetic

1

from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely

1

(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"

1

excessive bleeding; massive bleeding

1

so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why

6

reason; right

2

generation gap

1

to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship

5

to flirt with; to dally

1

drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene

2

pleasant feeling; good feeling

1

to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup

2

ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly

1

a quarrel; argument

1

image; figure; figure; form; image

4

divorce by consent

1

motherless family

1

(my) wife; inside the home; one's family

1

wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment

4

consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi

1

absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic

3

face value; par

1

reason; cause; circumstances

1

depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit

1

speech and conduct; words and deeds

2

fighting windmills; tilting at windmills; mimicking a wrestling match by oneself (as a form of street performance, etc.)

1

to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on

3

to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone

1

household violence (esp. adolescent children towards parents); domestic violence

1

favour; favor

1

emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect

1

to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud

3