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fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade

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to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour

4

betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)

5

(of a woman) strong-minded; spirited; mannish

2

stubborn; obstinate; sticking to one's views or decisions

1

to speak ill of; to disparage

1

each (every) time; whenever

3

gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin

1

special skill

1

art of conversation

1

diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted

2

not so

1

qualitative difference; disparity; gap

1

all (there is); as long as there is

1

to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)

1

close-up; bringing attention (to); bringing to the fore; putting under close scrutiny

1

conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover

2

long hair

2

what; what?; hey!

2

the same as this

3

strong point; merit; virtue; advantage

2

defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage

2

wild flower; paper flowers (esp. as decoration at a funeral)

1

(in) her way; peculiar to her

2

directly opposite; right in front

1

longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration

2

solution; solution strategy

2

to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess

4

clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)

1

to trust; to relax one's guard (around)

4

image change; changing one's image; makeover

1

obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted

1

to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize

1

point in common; common feature

1

to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair

2

like this; in this way; as you see

1

kinky hair; frizzy hair; unruly hair; curly hair

1

to chop off; to snip off; to cut off (e.g. a conversation); to fire (a person)

1

hairpiece; hair filler; artificial hair; wig

1

sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead

1

all times and places; all ages and countries

1

immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity

1

good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)

1

entirely; completely; all; nothing but

2

to shake; to waver; to tremble

4

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

4

to find fault with

1

to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over

2

being moderate in eating; stopping short of stuffing oneself

1

Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits

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