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environment; circumstance

4

drastic; radical

1

betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)

2

demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire

1

to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message

3

yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)

3

light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight

11

to wave one's hand

7

to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)

5

without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after

19

front; frontage; facade; main

3

indeed; really; truly; very much

5

centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government

2

stool

3

counter for leaves, pieces of paper, etc.; (arch.) counter for boats

362

detached; aloof; indifferent

1

facing; opposite; across the street; other side

1

pitch black

3

military uniform

2

extracurricular activities

5

unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision

20

assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb

4

(committee) chairman; president

4

this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me

32

to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder

5

hindrance; intrusion

4

monotonous

1

way one dresses; way one looks like in certain clothes

1

without any weak spot; watertight (e.g. reasoning); impeccable

1

metal frame

1

glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination

6

(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)

1

to shine; to glitter; to be bright

7

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

3

tension; mental strain; nervousness

3

to tell (somebody) to (do something)

11

filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid

2

to complain; to make a complaint

2

to play a leading role; to play a central part

1

Terao

4

to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)

4

in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)

1

total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale

2

confrontation; opposition; antagonism

1

to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in

2

forced; compulsory

5

exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)

1

nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)

1

wounded person; injured person

1

appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession

1