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artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)

2

how many people; a number of people

4

to be born; to come into the world

1

to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light

2

pitch black

2

to gradually rise

2

oneself; myself

3

to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

2

relative; relation; kin

2

lifelike; exact resemblance

2

having said that; on the other hand

1

spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful

1

pride; boast

3

great lie; falsehood

1

portrait

1

stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough

1

to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)

3

murder; murderer

2

ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound

1

to engage in lively conversation

2

then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case

4

is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

2

to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder

2

to shake and untangle; to shake free from

1

sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser

4

disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss

1

honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken; cajoling; talking glibly

1

consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude

1

convenient

2

testimony; (verbal) evidence

2

even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is

2

habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

2

unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd

2

selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful

1

throat

1

proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment

1

empty; vacant; hollow

1

to dress up

2

contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade

2

will; volition; intention; intent; determination

1

quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly

2

children

1

ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)

1

imposing stance; daunting pose

2

same generation; one's generation

1

tall (of a person)

1

target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)

5

instinctive; instinctual

1

(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante)

1

you; I; me; oneself

1