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

4

everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation

1

initiative

1

tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health

1

to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away

3

to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)

4

to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many

1

lesson; class work; teaching; instruction

7

preparation for a lesson

1

sounds

1

large tree

1

withdrawal; revocation; repeal; demolition; removal

1

for dear life; barely escaping alive

1

to head towards; to direct one's steps to

1

to begin to walk; to set out

1

already; too late

9

regret; repentance; remorse

3

hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar

2

rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season

1

peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic

1

humid; sultry

2

long ago; already; a long time ago

5

summer clothing

3

seasonal change of clothing; changing one's dress for the season; renovation; facelift; redesign

5

transition, cutover period

1

winter clothing

3

destruction by fire; losing in a fire; being burnt down

2

more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others

1

because

4

to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)

5

to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to

1

shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)

1

second

1

tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan

1

hot summer day; day on which the temperature reaches at least 25 degrees Celsius

1

under blazing sun

3

former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)

2

building

1

shelf; ledge; rack; trellis

1

black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty

4

charcoal; charred remains

3

to throw away; to abandon

1

to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine

1

beach; seashore; seaside; coast

1

picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage

1

half

2

to burn out

2

ash; ashes

1

to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle

1

large-size refuse (e.g. furniture, electrical goods); oversized garbage; bulky rubbish; useless man about the house; husband who is retired and considered a nuisance

1