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sitting; stability

2

keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use

3

meaning; called; said

8

to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money

1

large and small matters; particulars; details; greatness and smallness; circumstances

1

to pair with; to pair up; to pair off

1

foolish question

2

quietly; calmly; comfortably; peacefully

1

monologue

1

to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking

1

eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)

3

strict; close; precise; scrupulous

1

roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique

2

dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration

1

outline; summary; gist; basic points

1

random firing; reckless firing; excessive issue

1

wholeheartedly; single-mindedly; earnestly; intently; determinedly

1

pace

1

to cultivate; to foster

1

solid

1

to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken

1

in a circle (ring)

1

arrogant; haughty; insolent

1

dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity

4

self-assertion

2

style; way; shape; form; appearance; state

8

one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor

6

to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve

4

last month

2

returning from school; going home from school

3

night shift

5

Palu; Pal

29

shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop

1

unnatural; artificial; affected; strained

6

glancing look

1

to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit

1

minivan; people carrier

2

celeb; celebrity; wealthy person; rich person; affluent; wealthy

3

great gathering

2

performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)

1

means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull

6

to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune

5

to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak

3

youngster; neophyte; greenhorn

2

I; me

15

beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man

1

son of a distinguished family; son of a noble

1

pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe

2

young girl; lass; adolescent female

7

to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to

4