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thanks; gratitude

2

is it?; isn't it?; be; is

3

lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)

1

duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus

1

sincere; honest; faithful

1

definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness

3

to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)

2

dubious; puzzled; suspicious

1

which; what (way)

2

(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course

1

objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument

3

concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every

3

wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do

1

typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model

1

to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high

1

unthinking; thoughtless; heedless; inconsiderate

1

to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of

3

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

5

somehow; somewhat; seemingly

1

to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away

1

to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off

1

to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)

1

absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively

1

easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply

6

harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict

1

to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip

1

to paint (draw) a picture

3

popular line (of products); best-selling line; hot sellers

1

to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal

2

creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright

2

nowhere

4

since when; from when; how long

1

all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious

1

art critic

1

persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency

3

this person

2

to put in; to place inside; to be enthusiastic; to be engrossed; to be in high spirits; to be excited

1

close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related

2

on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with

2

painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)

1

living thing; living creature; animal; life

1

miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic

1

unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew

1

no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen

1

help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace

1

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

1

to entrance; to possess; to enthrall

1

such; like that; that sort of; very

2

true character; true heart; true spirit

1

to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

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