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covering; protection; backing; relief

2

every person; each one; everybody

7

to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand

2

back of the hand

4

as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate

5

either way; in any case; one way or another

1

to shake; to sway; to waver

7

conflict; complication; troubles; discord

1

proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification

2

to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky

3

refinement; elegance; grace

6

timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear

1

(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area

1

office building; office complex

1

conference room; council room

7

swarthy; dark-skinned

1

middle-aged man

6

bitter-tasting bug

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)

5

to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher

2

bitter liquid; (fig.) bitter experience

2

deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing

3

to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through

1

to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely

1

to glare at; to scowl at

8

leaving hospital; discharge from hospital

1

at once; immediately; without delay; promptly

1

irritation; annoyance; frustration

4

by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate

1

child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face

1

sharp and able person

1

(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies

8

indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell

1

intimacy; affection; familiarity

2

bitterness; bitter taste

2

difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error

3

look; glance; stone (in the game of go)

2

sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt

9

to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter

1

group (usu. of people)

3

commander-in-chief; leader; head of a group of companies

1

beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

1

name; given name; first name

1

above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach

1

people; men and women; each person; everybody

5

urgency; emergency

2

call; summons; convening; convocation

1

person given as a reference; witness; potential suspect; person of interest; witness

1

as one of

1

invitation; summons; bidding (e.g. to host the Olympics); calling

1