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not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means

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dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)

2

to boost; to force up; to push up

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intellectual

2

previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session

4

(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture

2

to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)

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wariness

2

naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt

2

hello; good day; good afternoon

1

friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured

2

to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation

2

town girl; girl raised in a town

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to begin to speak

2

to have in one's dreams

2

loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)

2

naivete; simplicity; innocence

1

actress; female actor

1

to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for

2

dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance

1

wealthy person; millionaire

1

correction; revision; amendment

3

acceleration; speeding up

1

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

1

tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard

6

standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert

1

guide; host

1

to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for

1

anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago

1

care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown

1

living; lifestyle; living room

2

but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess

2

courteous; decorous; polite

1

and; thereupon; because of that

4

son

2

to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)

2

popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious

1

high class; noble

1

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)

3

to half-rise to one's feet

1

severe; fierce; stern

1

to domineer; to throw one's weight around; to lord it (over)

1

normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station

8

attaching the polite suffix "-san" to somebody's name

2

much less; to say nothing of

3

be considered; be deemed; be thought to be

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cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying

2

high-handed; oppressive

2

to follow; to conform; to apply to

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nothing but; none other than

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