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every evening; night after night

1

rare; strange; odd; peculiar

1

run; race

1

to abort (a fetus)

6

how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like

10

slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)

2

siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate

7

to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy

2

difficult to ...; hard to ...

1

precisely because

4

attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession

1

simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty

1

disclosure; exposure; revelation

2

air con; air conditioner; air conditioning

1

How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?

2

(room) heater; stove

1

air conditioning; air cooling

1

insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind

3

tea drinking

2

electric fan

1

pro wrestling; professional wrestling

5

to miss (doing); to fail (to do)

2

ho-ho

1

one-liner; funny joke; gag; quick trick

5

trademark gag; trademark routine

4

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

3

rampaging; raging violently; going berserk

2

to blow off; to be blown off

2

simple; plain; modest

1

lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)

2

academic book; scholarly book; learned book; tome

1

card game

1

typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model

2

to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke

4

to get full marks

1

volunteer activities; volunteerism

1

engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in

2

old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

1

nursing; care; caregiving; caring

2

to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop

2

trifles; minor details

3

as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather

1

whenever you want; any time you like

1

unlimited; unrestricted; limitless

1

by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally

1

privilege; special right

3

sutra

1

spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off

1

pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked

1

apathetic; indifferent

1