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dance

4

dance

2

to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in

6

splendid; magnificent; gorgeous

1

regularly; promptly; sound of clashing swords; Manchu queue; padded sleeveless kimono jacket; Japanese vest (often for children)

1

melody; chime

2

to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon

1

turn

2

technique; finesse

1

high society

1

country town; rural town

3

smirkingly; broadly (grinning)

2

to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

5

challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try

2

stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)

3

sense of rhythm; rhythmical sense

1

to not take seriously; to take lightly

2

surroundings; circumference

1

scene; view; prospect; outlook

1

opening (of a bottle); broaching; beginning; opening; commencement (e.g. of sales)

1

that; the matter in question

1

to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)

3

toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often

1

to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject

3

overall victory; championship

3

uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan

3

beautiful woman; (a) beauty

1

contest

1

to look forward to something

3

traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless

5

harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result

1

New Year

1

snow festival

1

country living; life in the country; country life

1

many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly

3

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

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untiringly; persistently; without losing interest

2

silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling

5

in a circle (ring)

1

uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home

1

one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection

2

to sleep together (for a man and a woman); to bring one's bodies together (e.g. for warmth)

1

volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)

4

with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction

5

to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause

5

to pick up; to pick out

9

huge mound; heap; pile

1

to catch a cold

1

to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of

8

nimble; quick; agile

2