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suspicious; doubtful

2

to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)

2

bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely

1

desk

3

to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)

2

somehow; somewhat; seemingly

1

to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate

1

chance; opportunity

3

teaching the basics; initiation; introduction

1

acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase

1

to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl

1

that's so, isn't it

3

intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart

2

to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged

11

to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home

2

one theory (opinion); another theory (opinion)

1

palm (of one's hand)

2

to want; to desire

1

revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)

3

transparent; clear

1

board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board

2

how; in what way; how about; questionable

1

to yearn for (someone, something); to miss

1

to smile

1

when one was a very young child; very early in one's life

1

in spite of; regardless of

1

unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful

2

to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in

1

proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close

1

pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to

1

to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)

1

to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible

3

same; similar; (just) like; equal

1

to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in

2

large number (of); many; majority

1

everyone; anyone; no one; nobody

3

preference; priority; precedence

1

to create a debt in one's favor (e.g. by doing someone a favor); to create an obligation in one's favor

1

triumphant pose assumed by an athlete

1

second floor; upstairs

1

may I ask (for); might I ask (that)

1

lady; (female) pervert

2

uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)

1

strange voice

2

to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

3

oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally

5

cannot be compared with; no match for

2

to snatch from; to steal from

2

quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)

1

to begin to walk; to set out

1