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to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)

1

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

1

to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl

1

to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug

1

to be moved by affection; to be moved by kindness; to be touched

1

to rescue from; to help out of; to save

1

writing (e.g. as a profession)

4

book; volume

17

parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner

10

citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)

10

to sell

5

as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively

1

to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count

7

today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays

1

erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary

1

to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose

1

once a year

1

before the gate; in front of the gate

4

charity; almsgiving

1

handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade

1

confectionery; sweets; candy; cake

2

ornament; decoration

2

cheap; reasonable

1

amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover

1

main shrine

3

presenting to

1

very; extremely; that is

1

to gather; to collect; to assemble

2

passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage

1

royal capital; imperial capital

1

character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")

6

resale

1

to cut corners; to be shoddy

1

past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)

2

to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl

1

left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one

1

desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable

1

leaving everything up to someone else

1

criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach

1

copybook; model; pattern

1

omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)

1

to ring a bell

1

edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication

1

book making (binding, publishing)

1

first draft; first proof

4

paper

4

bundle; bunch; sheaf

5

vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump

1

calligraphy

1

taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)

1