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lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger

3

effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)

7

show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation

1

verification; inspection

1

function; facility; faculty; feature

3

first half

4

supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super

3

evening meal

1

easy to understand

2

love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by

1

change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension

22

gossip

1

to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)

1

living by oneself; living alone

3

(death from) starvation; starving to death

11

Nikkei (newspaper, share index)

1

unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously

1

old person; old people

2

dying alone (esp. of someone who lives alone and dies of natural causes at home without anyone knowing); solitary death

5

January; first month of the lunar calendar

3

playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)

4

illegitimate child; secret love child

4

foreign; abroad; overseas

5

to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)

2

report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)

6

to approach; to draw near

2

gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

4

to speak ill of; to disparage

1

pleasant feeling; good feeling

1

laughingstock; butt of ridicule

1

feel sick; feel unwell

1

concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)

7

to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)

1

reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer

4

several seconds

2

as one promised

2

to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to

6

long talk

3

one's share; one's portion

3

to sit on a seat

1

operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing

3

ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice

2

beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

2

cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying

1

to fear; to be afraid of

7

dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)

13

agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning

3

sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable

14

meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club

1

beyond this point; from now on; after this

4