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side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case

3

to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than

1

litigation; lawsuit

2

to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)

1

giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

14

legal office; law office; legal department

5

report; information

29

perfection; flawlessness

2

to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn

2

negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness

2

new order; new system

1

reopening; resumption; restarting

1

if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

5

happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying

14

strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle

17

just you wait and see (as a threat)

1

terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

35

to live up to expectations; to meet expectations

1

multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill

3

town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares

7

to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit

6

five; 5

3

variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; 300 tsubo (991.74 meters square, 0.24506 acres); six ken (10.91 m)

2

to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie

4

to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition

1

going and returning (e.g. work, school); both ways

1

to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

1

two persons; two people; pair; couple

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to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal

7

train; electric train

13

to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing

1

to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled

6

indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!

31

to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention

2

anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone

1

to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

8

(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion

19

exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail

1

she; her; girlfriend

73

to get on the wrong vehicle (bus, train, etc.)

1

irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate

1

transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)

1

skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath

1

to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off

1

such; like that; that sort of; very

26

honest mistake

1

ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people

1

to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)

4

beginning; outset; first; onset

33

to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly

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