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to hit; to run into; to light on; to strike into; to come against; to deadlock

1

relief; rescue

5

conventions to be followed in composing Japanese poetry; phraseology; diction; rules of grammar and syntax when reading kanbun in Japanese

1

pulsation; pulsatory motion

2

underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly

1

human error

2

rule; government

1

to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)

1

to stir; to mix; to banter; to make fun of (what a person says); to stir up

3

to complement

1

healthy; sound; wholesome

2

food; foodstuff; prey; victim

1

inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive

1

to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted

1

at parting; on parting

4

profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing

8

leeward; lee; downwind

1

probe each other; sound each other out

1

and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that

1

tail (animal); tail end; tip

2

office politics

2

to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to

1

efficiency; moment (i.e. magnetic moment)

1

expressing one's mind; speaking out

1

bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy

2

to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent

1

to let (someone) take hold of your hand

1

press corps

1

to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon

1

blanket

1

to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

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helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging

2

soft voice

1

to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing

1

to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound

2

to tame (e.g. animal); to domesticate

2

to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)

2

to rank (as); to occupy (a position); to be located (in); to be situated

1

chain; chains

3

to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up

4

to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to

1

one's (living) environment

1

stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule

1

time limit

1

to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about

1

to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house

1

distribution; allotment

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controller

3

point of reference; reference point

1

bleak; chilly; dreary

1