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to purse one's lips

2

parasite

1

playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)

1

to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps

1

far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far

2

saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)

1

aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn

1

group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude

1

indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very

1

to speak ill of; to disparage

1

grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude

1

weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)

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every morning

1

to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten

1

right to keep silent; right to silence; right to remain silent

1

to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words

1

seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles

2

irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate

3

to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep

3

now; nowadays

3

quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly

2

to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage

2

to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)

1

strategy meeting; council of war

2

one difficulty; one danger

1

location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place

1

to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of

2

available; usable (e.g. bandwidth)

1

means; is; as for

2

basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation

1

dominion; territory; possession

1

unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of

1

distribution

2

if any; if it exists

1

device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement

1

without; but if; otherwise; or else

2

line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)

3

rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot

1

funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable

1

if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so

1

hint

1

proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification

1

key; lock; key (to a problem); clue

2

reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre

2

to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend

1

to attempt; to test; to try out

3

value; worth; merit

1

one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb

1

unrealistic

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detection

5