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few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom

2

no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it

1

combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination

4

expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately

1

ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful

1

true intention; underlying motive

1

puffing motion (when blowing, spitting, etc.); pouting (with displeasure)

1

cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties

1

to spit out; to eject; to dump

1

solid (body); solid matter; solid-state

1

to fester; to form pus

1

old age; old person; the old; the aged

3

to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy

2

long life; longevity

3

ageing; aging; senile deterioration

1

to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert

1

sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)

1

dying; death; dead; useless; damned

1

to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny

1

contract; compact; agreement

1

based on; on the basis of

1

originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with

1

structural reform; restructuring

1

decisive action; carrying out; resolute enforcement; execution

1

centralization of power; centralisation of power

1

Yaeyama Islands

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vivid; clear; distinct

2

Shinto priest

1

organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)

1

construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation

1

territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action

1

enactment; establishment; creation

2

following one's master into the grave; committing suicide after one's lord has died

2

clear; precise; definite; distinct

2

division; section; demarcation; partition; segmentation; subdivision

1

(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream

1

acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for

1

evasion; avoidance

1

(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies

2

calculation; reckoning; count; forecast

1

hell on earth; living hell

1

careless; carefree

1

bedroom; (woman's) bedchamber; pillow talk

1

secret

1

enlargement; increase

1

sitting; stability

1

call of nature; urge to urinate or defecate (esp. to defecate)

2

sphincter; sphincter muscle; constrictor

1

flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance

3

apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize

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