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to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words

2

(not) altogether; (not) wholly

1

to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

1

pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model

3

writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word

6

pattern; design

7

to copy (down); to transcribe

1

to look into; to peep into; to peer into

4

to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise

1

sign; symbol; mark

1

to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)

3

common people; ordinary people; masses

2

to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with

1

mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest

1

(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)

1

performance of one's official duties

1

document; papers

1

to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo

3

box made of paulownia wood; paulownia box

1

one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac

1

fine (grain, workmanship, etc.); close (weave); delicate; precise; accurate; careful

1

to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)

1

carving; engraving; sculpture; tattoo

1

way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character

1

highly cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); grass style

1

two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives

3

to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)

4

union; combination; conjugation (of gametes); sexual intercourse; copulation

1

one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate

4

top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled

2

addition; supplement; appending; appendix

1

to add (e.g. a postscript)

1

kanji "grass radical" (radical 140); grass crown

1

to perspire; to sweat

1

descendant

6

to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply

1

actually; really; truly; in practice; practically

1

fiend for work; workaholic; career-minded person

2

to feel chilly; to be afraid; to be frightened; to be nervous

1

willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord

3

to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate

1

mental image; mental picture; image

1

to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well

1

somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why

2

excellent answer; clever answer

1

to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)

1

safety; security

3

bright; intelligent; clever; smart

2

forked stick

1

conspiracy; collusion

1