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you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just

3

materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis

2

straightforwardly; being outspoken

1

(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force

8

way of speaking; intimation

1

to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored

3

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

1

to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory

4

to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings

1

prize money; monetary award; reward

3

rent

2

water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout

1

cost of fuel and lighting; cost of heat and electricity; energy bill; utility cost

1

tuition fee; course fee

1

to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)

1

should; must; -able; probably; likely

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at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money

5

earnings from a part-time job

1

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that

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something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts

1

first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

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instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for

5

number of times; frequency; count

1

one digit; one column; the "ones" column

1

at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being

2

constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time

1

representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number

2

disapproval

1

considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal

1

mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event

7

only; merely; but; no more than

1

several times; a few times

1

to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear

3

anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject

5

the place where one is sent on an errand

1

intelligence or information network

1

detailed; minute

1

to check through; to thoroughly investigate

1

anyhow; in any case

1

strike (i.e. industrial action)

1

in that manner; like that

1

box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building

2

cover; lid; cap

2

to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset

1

to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive

1

to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first

1

growth period; growing season

1

return; coming back

3

to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on

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protest; objection

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