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niece

2

nephew

2

marriage between partners of very different ages; May-December marriage

1

divorce

1

second marriage; remarriage

1

suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly

2

year in, year out; always; 24-7

2

common sense; common knowledge; common understanding

1

emperor's secret orders

1

to hurl abuse (at); to use abusive language

1

impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness

2

anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation

2

clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously

1

to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended

1

existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no

3

staying the night; lodging (at)

3

punishment; penalty

3

payment by installments; payment by instalments; hire-purchase

1

international call

1

during a telephone call; busy line

1

to give rein to (imagination)

1

smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)

1

gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine

1

racing (an engine); idling (an engine); going in circles (esp. argument, discussion, etc.); spinning one's wheels

1

liar; fibber

2

repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback

3

to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home

2

before God; as God is my witness; in the name of God

1

yellow

1

morning; a.m.

1

nine o'clock

1

raid; assault; descent

3

to be crowded (with); to be packed; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with)

1

bag

1

light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments

2

to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out

1

light blue; pale blue; aqua

1

camisole

1

denim; jeans

1

shorts; short pants

1

fixed form; regular shape; standard-size mail

1

section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.

1

not bad; not half bad; pretty good

1

(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)

3

image change; changing one's image; makeover

2

to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)

1

lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness

3

to smirk; to grin broadly

1

to join hands (with)

2

in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth

3