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to stretch; to reach to; to stand on tiptoe

4

soft light

1

light (e.g. colour, color)

1

long ago; a long time ago; already

1

medal; badge; insignia

1

string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions

6

to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain

1

dark red; deep red

2

Gael

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Lethocerus deyrollei (species of giant water bug)

1

straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

6

south gate

2

basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote

1

all over; all over the place; everywhere

1

bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer

2

scene; view; prospect; outlook

1

to live; to get along; to spend (time)

7

method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)

5

special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial

3

to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)

2

to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size

2

stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus

4

talking while standing; standing around talking

1

to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry

1

to become a little hungry; to become a bit peckish

1

investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey

2

to begin; to set about; to start

1

cake

2

boundary line

2

to step over or across; to overcome

1

in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter

1

main street

3

lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)

2

tourist

2

to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)

1

to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)

1

store; shop; establishment; restaurant

6

in the morning; during the morning

3

approval; agreement; support; favour; favor

3

sweets; sweet food

1

restaurant (esp. Western-style)

2

principal street; main street; major road; thoroughfare

1

to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)

1

dark brown; olive brown

1

woodblock (musical instrument)

2

to fell a tree

1

furniture

1

lumber; timber; wood

1

life span

1

low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)

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