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maintenance; preservation; improvement

3

novel; (short) story

1

exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal

1

to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)

1

leaving behind; desertion; abandonment

1

deep in the forest

1

to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire

1

transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety

1

building material

1

crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm

1

to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear

3

bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

1

sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt

1

how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage

2

bed

3

to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side

2

upper half of the body; upper body

1

pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in

1

feeble

3

at that time; in those days; at that moment; then

1

new; fresh; novel

2

to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check

3

to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined

1

tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy

4

suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort

1

to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with

1

to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)

1

choices; alternatives; options

1

whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")

2

to attempt; to test; to try out

1

even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that

1

she; her; girlfriend

11

source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)

1

as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")

1

attaching and detaching; putting on and removing

1

leaving a device on (e.g. TV, air conditioner); leaving something engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)

1

at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know

1

the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality

2

reality; actuality; hard fact

4

horizontal; level; even

1

to take someone's hand

1

intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)

2

to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate

3

thank you; thanks

1

signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal

2

measuring; measurement

1

snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation

2

imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-

1

to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

1

whichever one chooses; either way

2