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every month; trite; commonplace; conventional

2

generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality

2

to use one's own judgement; to not be swayed by others; to have confidence in oneself

1

cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)

1

nihilistic

1

curt; blunt; brusque

2

fan club

1

the latter

1

linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction

1

closeted maiden; carefully-raised girl from a well-to-do family

1

(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman

2

(arch.) like that; (arch.) as such; yeah; uh-huh

1

plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward

4

for example

1

to develop a relationship; to build intimacy; to deepen a friendship; to get acquainted

1

intimacy; friendship; friendly relations

1

rehash; (boring) rerun; second brew of tea

1

fresh; (liquid) non-dairy creamer; coffee whitener

1

rare

1

obliging person; person who likes looking after others

1

daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor

3

sunshine; dry weather; luster; lustre

1

simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish

1

to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend

1

Let me see

1

station wagon; estate car; minivan; people carrier

1

operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)

2

(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis

1

roadway

4

to get tired of waiting

1

thread-sail filefish (Stephanolepis cirrhifer); skinning (an animal); stripping (a tree of its bark); barking

2

on the way back; returning

1

figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus

2

tall (of a person)

1

to gain weight; to put on weight

1

constriction; narrow part (in middle); waist (esp. of a woman)

1

taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment

1

depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)

1

human; humane

1

long time

1

in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth

1

to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire

1

weeping; lamenting

1

busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses

1

junior high school student; middle school pupil

1

church; congregation

1

family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate

1

objection

1

before long

2

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

1