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awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing

1

to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

4

topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news

3

inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration

3

to be worried; to be troubled

1

is never the case; has never happened

1

walking; going on foot

1

three; three years of age

13

too; also; still; as before; even so; either way

1

individual; private person; personal; private

3

to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by

2

abatement; reduction

2

to become settled; to be fixed

1

to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter

3

call; appeal

3

to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for

1

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

3

character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)

2

city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly

1

indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted

3

ago; since; before; previous

7

now; nowadays

2

joke

1

growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)

2

being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter

1

slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long

7

arrival

7

reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground

1

brand new

1

west

3

to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with

1

fence

3

to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)

1

slightly elevated

1

level ground; plain; flatland

4

breathtaking; thrilling

1

great physical power; animal strength

1

batter

1

fly ball; fly (esp. in fishing bait); flying

1

sphere; counter for balls

2

this is why; this means; it is the case that

4

baseball

1

thin; slender; fine; unlucky

3

by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all

1

indoor

1

short pants; shorts; breeches; knickerbockers

1

thigh; buttocks; arse; ass

1

baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.); baseball team

1

kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice

1

close; intimate; on good terms

1