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the six historical styles of writing kanji: large seal, small seal, clerical, triangular-swept clerical, running, and cursive

1

couch; bench; ottoman; settee

13

to concern; to be related

7

to read aloud; to read to someone

1

haughty; arrogant; insolent; presumptuous

5

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

3

grumbling; muttering; nonsense

1

private

1

sign; symbol; mark

1

-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of

15

to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be

1

amusement

1

chief executive

1

thought; idea; ideology

3

perfectionist

1

success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence

2

will; desire; eagerness; interest; drive; motivation

1

to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)

4

neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity

1

village

1

sudden; abrupt; unexpected

3

to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)

2

traces; evidence

1

to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes

11

(on the) sea; surface of the sea

3

cruise; navigation; sailing

1

counter for ships; counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); (arch.) counter for items carried in a bundle (e.g. fish, birds, arrows)

2

merchant ship

1

cargo; freight; money or assets

1

mystery case

1

repeated occurrence; frequently occurring

1

house; dwelling; human habitation

1

to spread; to be propagated

3

thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article

1

reading aloud; reading (a kanji) by its Chinese-derived pronunciation

1

monotonous

2

to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch

3

ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum

2

bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement

9

to straighten up and stick one's chest out; to throw oneself back (e.g. in a chair); to lean back (arrogantly); to assume a haughty attitude; to behave arrogantly

2

shame; embarrassment; disgrace

2

to do by the use of

1

dialogue; conversation; talk; discussion; communication

6

evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat

1

and; thereupon; because of that

4

venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on

2

plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish

1

young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age

1

to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away

2

to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well

2