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acquaintance

5

to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.)

1

returning home

2

miraculous

1

fate; destiny; lot

2

to summon courage; to be brave

1

approach; approach shot

4

nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously

5

to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)

5

obedient; docile; quiet

1

already; now; no longer; not any more

3

not worrying about one's reputation or appearance; not caring what others think

1

to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)

2

meal; dinner; diet

3

to stare back at; to look back at

2

between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis

1

date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)

1

strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly

2

to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)

1

bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost

2

instead; but (on the other hand)

1

I; me

11

store; shop

5

to choose; to select

5

roguish; impish

1

to smile

3

cooked rice; meal

2

to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

7

tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony

1

belly; abdomen; stomach

1

very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented

1

recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement

2

shadow; tail; following

1

to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death

1

to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away

2

unexpected (joy, success, etc.); unanticipated; beyond what one hoped; beyond one's expectations

1

good luck; fortune

1

let's go

1

cheerfully; spiritedly; vigorously; lively

1

guidance; leadership; leading the way

1

before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner

5

to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch

1

to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state

1

be; is

3

Michelin (tyre manufacturer); Michelin Guide (rating hotels and restaurants)

1

being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed

1

choice; selection

1

sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt

1

French; French food; French cuisine

1

Italian

1