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extra effort; one small touch; small twist
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
way; method; means; resource; course
to need; to demand; to take; to require
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
the world in general; society; convention
I appreciate your efforts
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
grace (of God); divine favour; benefit; efficacy
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
to think of; to come up with
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
firm; strong; solid; stable
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
in the end; at the end of the day
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
poverty; penury; want; (arch.) insufficiency; (arch.) shortage; (arch.) deficiency
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
secondhand bookshop; antiquarian bookshop
rare event; unexpected event
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
to take the lead (in doing); to take the initiative; to be the leader
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)