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to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst

3

to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants

2

(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate

3

interruption; suspension; break

1

obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted

1

one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key

1

reasonable; suitable

2

to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under

2

liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point

3

width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)

2

pre-war days; before the war

1

tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard

2

to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly

4

strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance

3

to become possible; to become able to (do)

2

solution; way out

1

together; jointly; at the same time; with; both

4

to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall

2

to begin talking; to open up

1

right of veto

3

to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation

4

how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how

2

intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum

3

for this reason

2

for example

2

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

1

line

4

the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

2

to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)

2

(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks

2

privacy

1

to have a talk; to tell a story

3

daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

4

to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed

3

to act lovestruck; to be fawning; to act affectionate

1

isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on

1

the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime

1

since some time or another; since who-knows-when

2

to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

1

irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going

3

rebellious phase; rebellious age

2

lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching

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

to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)

1

finally; after; following; at the end (of)

1

to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with

1

wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point

1

to obtain; to procure

2

border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region

2

attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance

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