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to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport

2

tidying up; finishing

5

civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)

1

penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism

1

state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth

5

star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)

15

(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains

1

bare hand; empty hand

4

dislike; hatred; fear

1

to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)

1

crab

5

grotesque; disgusting; gross

2

(for a conversation) to wander from the subject; to get off track

1

blinking (in surprise)

1

grains; lumps; granulated; lumpy; bumpiness

1

sharply; harshly; stingingly

1

the reverse; other side; lining

1

bubble; foam; froth; head on beer

3

if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle

1

disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing

3

to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend

1

things; everything

4

day after day; every day

5

ultimate; final; last; eventual

4

often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently

4

in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period

5

hit chart

1

cable broadcast

1

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

1

air freshener; fragrance; aromatic

1

resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness

2

cooking ability

1

eating out; dining out

5

feeling one gets from listening to something

1

organ (of body, plant, etc.)

1

near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal

2

24 hours; twenty-four hours

2

under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)

1

to go beyond the limit; to pass the limit

2

the lowest (of its kind); the poorest

1

to be transmitted (handed down) from generation to generation

3

My Fair Lady (1956 musical, 1964 movie )

1

to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of

3

lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap

5

neglect

1

childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing

3

unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene

2

to keep away; to keep at a distance

6

nature itself is a good mother; (lit.) even without parents, children grow up

1

tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent

2