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to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare

4

electric bass; bass guitar

2

famous (musical) recording; famous record; excellent record

3

looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out

1

mosquito

1

The Rolling Stones

3

Sticky Fingers

1

The Velvet Underground

1

David Bowie

1

rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power

1

line-up (baseball, product, etc.); lineup

1

to drag out

2

to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)

5

flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle

4

currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air

2

to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out

1

dive (e.g. into water); (underwater) diving; dive (of an aircraft)

1

Nakagoya

1

loving something but being very bad at it

1

to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence

3

perfectionist

1

tomboy; boyish girl

1

noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless

2

indulgence (esp. in the Catholic Church); excuse; justification; rationalization

1

in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with

1

to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles

1

disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing

1

to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move

1

to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table

1

fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown

2

pressing; urging; demanding; demand

3

family restaurant (varied menu options, inexpensive); casual dining restaurant

4

self-service drink area in a restaurant (incl. soft drinks, coffee, tea, etc.)

3

to mix; to blend; to combine

1

gomme syrup; gum syrup

1

firmly, stubbornly

3

to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block

3

rubbish heap; garbage dump

1

to cover (smear, sprinkle) (with)

1

simile; metaphor; allegory; parable

2

contraction of "koto da"

1

to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish

2

muddy water; red-light district

1

to see the light; to be awakened to the truth; to have the scales fall from one's eyes

1

in that way; like that

1

moral support; emotional support; spiritual support

1

teary-eyed; damp (e.g. skin, hair); moist

1

to look upward

1

to keep away; to keep at a distance

6

to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other

2