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strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; not knowing the true nature

1

trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing

1

division (of company); operations department

2

thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about

1

to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth

1

tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground

1

leader; authority; mainstay

3

new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)

3

outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person

2

tasting; sampling

1

refined; elegant; graceful; classic

1

medicines; drugs

1

mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short

4

more than a friend (implies a degree of intimacy)

1

one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section

1

jumping sideways; flying sideways; running hurriedly (with one's body bent forward)

1

Wine bottle

1

to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock

1

Oh well; yeah; good; OK

3

to clap

1

dramatic

1

great love; passionate affair

1

openhearted; frank; broad-minded

2

outrageous lie; outright lie

1

hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding

1

to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.)

1

episode; anecdote; vignette

1

to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest

1

to court; to woo; to approach defiantly

1

military cadet; officer cadet

1

innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-

1

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

2

including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)

1

testimony; (verbal) evidence

1

unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)

1

what

1

bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely

3

to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)

1

trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance

1

taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...

1

business card

3

card case

1

barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial

1

crouched burial

1

interval; break; pause; spare moment

1

to get thin; to taper off

4

to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)

4

ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul

1

to sniffle; to snivel

7

using one's arms as a pillow

1