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to sell at a high price

2

however; nevertheless

2

obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)

1

becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice

2

to begin to speak

2

as a matter of fact; to tell the truth

1

to convey one's thoughts

1

to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)

1

-ish; -like

1

shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma

1

stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure

1

reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse

5

steep; sharp

1

chief; main; principal; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)

1

to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick

2

middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer

4

piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood

4

sparks

1

alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)

2

to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought

1

beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

2

meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up

1

sunrise

2

evening; dusk; twilight

1

to leave a dish half-eaten

1

writer; author

1

with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life

1

firm decision; decisive measure; resolute step; excellent decision

1

to pep up; to cheer up

3

(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of

1

should not; must not

4

to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud

4

absurd; unreasonable

1

purification; exorcism

9

to chide; to rebuke; to reprove

1

how many years; how long; what year

2

vague recollection; faint memory

1

to badger; to pester; to beg

1

guardian

2

to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself

2

to jump up and down; to hop

1

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

1

fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously

1

magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly

1

to hit the bottom; to bottom out

1

to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)

2

purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge

1

action; operation; effect; function

1

to burst open; to pop; to split

1

to hate; to dislike; to loathe

1