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(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter

1

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

1

to hear a rumor; to get wind of

1

pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad

1

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

1

clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit

1

planned; scheduled; systematic

1

secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings

1

not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)

1

disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn

5

to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse

1

to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment

1

to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying

1

pity; compassion

1

to thank

1

unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy

1

shy; diffident; retiring; reserved

1

what's the matter?; what's wrong?

1

signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking

1

to shake one's head

1

to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by

1

to get information out of a person; to begin listening

1

trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing

1

failure; poor result; disfavour; disfavor; unpopularity

1

whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life

1

any number of times

3

more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)

1

first love; puppy love

1

market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation

1

to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)

1

to intervene; to stop (something)

1

we

9

since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while

3

to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter

1

to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with

2

younger; junior

1

to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)

2

acquaintance

1

humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code

1

to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat

1

muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line

1

friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by

1

by ones and twos; tears or flower petals falling quietly; gurgling bird sound; falling apart; crumbling; dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc.

1

foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige

1

cheater; unfaithful person; adulterer

1

to outwit; to get the better of; to overcome a superior opponent and leave him speechless

1

unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel

1

suspicious person

1

speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible

2

both sides

2