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both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

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to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain

3

indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission

1

to remain married for life

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unnatural; affected; studied; forced

2

taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.

1

gentleman

1

one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face

1

to glare at; to scowl at

3

serious; earnest; honest; real; legit

1

to look old; to get old

1

bench

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to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant

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to cross one's legs

3

tempting thing; (too much of a) temptation; something that shouldn't be seen; thing damaging to the eyes

1

speech; words; one's lines; remarks

1

theory

2

school hours; hours of teaching (instruction)

1

experiment

1

row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows

1

to order; to command; to appoint

1

short way; shortcut

1

to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across

1

unfortunately

2

to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out

2

(secret) date; clandestine meeting; assignation; tryst; rendezvous

1

to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in

1

to happen to meet; to come across

1

weird; disgusting; sickening

1

soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice

1

nausea; sickness in the stomach

1

to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of

1

actually; really

1

individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic

1

because of; owing to; due to

1

so far as

1

to express (in words); to confess

1

to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)

1

tap; knock; bonk

1

right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher

1

to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip

2

lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!

2

scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market

3

to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb

1

unfaithfulness; infidelity; unchastity

2

act; deed; conduct

2

under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side

2

oath; abjuration; pledge

1

objection; dissent; protest

1

king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne

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