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reproduction; duplication; reprinting

2

detailed; minute

1

argumentative

1

morning and evening

3

annoying; noisy; strict

1

the lone woman (e.g. bright flower) in a group

1

sharing; division; draw; tie

2

to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools

1

someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)

4

unrelated; unconnected

2

God's will; Heaven's will

1

to finger; to tamper (with)

1

promising future

1

stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture

2

intermediate level

1

to become famous

1

leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress

2

to get conceited; to become vain; to get stuck up; to get a swollen head; (lit.) to become a tengu

1

et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth

4

to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown

2

to be pretentious; to put on airs

1

to be in high spirits; to be encouraged; to be lively; to cheer up

3

crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping

1

thoughts; opinion; however much money you wish to give (as alms, a fee at a museum, etc.); fondness (for a significant other, etc.; often used teasingly); love

1

learning; studying the fine arts

2

guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation

4

nodding; greeting (with eyes)

1

curl; curly hair; ringlet

1

to come; to go; to be (somewhere); -ing

1

(as alike as) two peas in a pod

4

shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)

1

to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about

2

older brother

2

youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new

2

killing time; staving off boredom

1

expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent

1

thick voice

1

assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds

4

to be comprehensible

1

mendicant priest's begging bowl; (arch.) iron helmet

1

chin strap

1

effect; virtue; efficacy; one's dominant eye

1

deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation

1

judgement; judgment; connoisseur

1

dislike; disgust; disinclination; tired of

1

to go ahead; to pull ahead

1

hedge

1

gardener

1

tea party

1

corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)

3