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tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox

1

to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave

1

to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference

1

mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short

3

to taste; to try (food or drink)

1

mysterious disappearance; being spirited away

1

distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without

1

dialect; provincialism

1

anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case

1

short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty

1

overall; on the whole

1

war criminal; person responsible for a team's defeat

5

have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to

1

where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes

1

deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing

1

to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

2

air conditioning; air cooling

1

large notebook (usu. used for taking lecture notes)

1

jingling; jangling; clinking; lasciviously; coquettishly

1

pencil case; pencil box; writing brush case

1

milk

1

membrane; film

1

tea with milk

1

paper cup

1

movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling

1

to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export

6

being lost in deep thought

1

individual; separate; personal; case-by-case

3

almost everyone

1

to the last; persistency; thoroughness

1

expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation

3

related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned

5

grudge; ill will; enmity

2

line

2

to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain

3

true; real; genuine; proper; utter

7

Ministry of Construction

3

government; administration

4

heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)

1

to yell; to rant; to rave

1

easy to make; easy to do

2

top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat

1

target

4

selection

3

to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate

1

check; checkmate; stave off; control; restraint; inhibit

1

therefore; consequently

2

postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)

2

reason; cause; circumstances

4

propaganda

1