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as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still

5

outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness

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to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated

2

looks; features

1

extremely; exceptionally; extraordinarily; terribly; super

1

to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience

1

not only ... (but also); not just; as well as

1

to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate

1

to fall completely silent; to become still as death

1

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

4

class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate

1

reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos

10

flashiness; showiness; brilliance; bloom; flowers

1

to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)

1

to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)

4

thank you

2

to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check

2

flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda

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fluent; smooth; flowing

1

sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head

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to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to

1

thank you; thanks

2

by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being

2

expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately

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to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being

1

acquaintance

1

to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study

1

moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet

2

to be conspicuous; to stand out

3

method; process; manner; way; means; technique

1

in line with this; therefore

1

form; shape; figure; visage

2

return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)

2

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward

1

to be needed; to be wanted

2

impossible to do (although wants to)

1

to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)

1

favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude

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without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after

3

to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo

1

bad-feeling; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross; disgusting

1

generally

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before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares

2

lending and borrowing

2

relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect

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to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

3

certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid

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in very small pieces

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to be smashed up

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with these words; while saying

3