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

5

fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk

1

grandchild

5

to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)

2

by all means; by all costs

2

law

2

trial; judgement; judgment

1

all; entire; whole; altogether

26

food

3

taste; liking; preference

3

custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice

3

close; intimate; on good terms

1

there is no way that ...; easy; simple

5

Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill

1

Tokyo

1

(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally

11

to kill each other

9

to kill each other

2

New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January

1

first shrine visit of New Year

1

Shinto shrine

1

marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials

1

Christianity

1

church; congregation

1

to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)

2

Buddhism

1

Buddhist priest; monk; son (of others)

1

sutra

1

to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded

3

constancy; integrity; fidelity; principle; faithfulness; honor

2

inconstant; unprincipled

1

fellow; mutual; companion; comrade

3

marriage

5

and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

6

happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing

1

to live; to get along; to spend (time)

4

amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity

2

understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy

12

which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...

1

your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you

2

hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking

3

gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance

1

way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression

6

to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)

6

folding one's arms

3

imagination; supposition; guess

6

anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case

5

opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse

3

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

1

to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum

1