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if you think about it; come to think of it

3

remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)

4

at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)

3

thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan

10

to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson

3

pursuer

1

waitress

3

very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes

1

inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)

1

from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely

5

itinerant laborer; migrant worker

2

food distribution

1

staff member; employee; worker; personnel

4

recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)

1

distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration

6

to make up (a deficiency); to supplement; to add to; to put towards

1

paper money; note; bill

2

to succeed; to bear fruit

1

pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in

11

cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding

1

laughingstock

2

superior; superiors; senior

1

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)

16

to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant

2

poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent

4

to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)

7

occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling

5

to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily

1

to lose one's footing; to slip

1

to have a long life; to live a long time

1

to sew up; to sew together

2

to come to mind; to pop into one's head

5

the four seasons

3

scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)

4

considerably; greatly; a lot

10

to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly

2

to comfort; to console; to amuse

2

to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss

4

stale; hackneyed; cliched

2

to cheat someone out of; to wangle; to get; to obtain

1

to hide oneself

4

ruler; measure

1

honesty; integrity; purity and unselfishness

2

(death from) starvation; starving to death

2

as a child; when one was a child; childhood

5

to tighten; to press hard

2

ten years; decade

1

to become dim; to become blurred

3

even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little

6

to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in

1