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to be needed; to be wanted

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fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit

1

juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink

1

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

1

happy; auspicious; propitious; naive

1

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

age; years

1

(someone else's) child; child; kid

1

sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)

1

to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious

1

nursing; looking after

2

given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this

1

cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible

1

good at playing along; up for anything; carefree; uplifting; upbeat

1

black spot; black dot; mark indicating a defeat; loss; failure

1

keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use

1

today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays

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of all things

1

to start; to begin; to commence

1

terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific

4

force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum

3

frail; slender; feminine

2

relief; rescue

1

appeal; call for something; request; axiom

1

hug; carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.)

1

milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)

1

to talk together

2

feast for one's eyes

1

to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough

2

lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help

1

to hate; to dislike

2

to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.

2

after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years

1

to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum

1

to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go

1

not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited

3

to like; to love; to be fond of

4

to hate; to dislike; to loathe

3

before long; even now

1

to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about

2

reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for

1

to be too late; to be too slow

1

feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection

3

to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble

3

thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue

1

violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement

2

degree; extent

3

to increase; to grow

1

like that; so

2

which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who

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