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very loose; slowly; leisurely

2

difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn

1

place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)

1

established reputation

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self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem

2

mockery by means of excessive praise; damning with lavish praise; backhanded compliment

1

to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with

2

degree of difficulty; difficulty level

1

a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"

4

a help; assistance

1

to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)

1

silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction

2

heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product

1

(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely

1

to make amends; to compensate for; to make up for

1

to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil

1

being interested in somebody (only) for sex

1

oh!; ah!; oh dear!; dear me!; thank God!

1

distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment

2

to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt

1

both arms

1

crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)

1

cushion

3

to clear away; to remove; to demolish

1

the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

2

unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy

3

originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible

1

to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint

1

stay-at-home; homebody

1

toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.

2

candid shot; unposed photo

2

photo book (esp. one featuring photos of female celebrities, models); photobook

1

splish-splash; with a splash; click-click (of a camera shutter); with a click; with a snap

1

to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter

1

one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish

3

to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable

3

elder sister; effeminate man

1

waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time

1

to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged

1

to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up

2

round shape; circle; circular form

1

stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck

1

square

1

packing; packaging; face mask; face pack; puck

2

to hand over; to surrender

2

to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention

3

to grow old; to age

1

to carry around; to carry on one's person

1

riverside; edge of a river

1

season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)

1