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wooden flooring

1

to be about to board; to be riding on; to get on top of; to lean over; to set about; to collide with

2

with a snap; with a click (beep); shortly; briefly; small

2

calyx

1

gaudy; loud; garish; intense; harsh; extreme

5

wrapping (something) in a bamboo mat; wrapping someone in a bamboo mat and throwing them into a river (unofficial Edo-period punishment)

16

to lean against; to set against

3

vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover

17

next generation; future generation

2

remote control

2

the next era

8

multiple choice (e.g. question)

1

large text that appears in ads or brochures to catch the reader's attention (in copywriting)

1

X; x; unknown quantity; an unknown

1

suited figure; person in a suit

9

to switch off; to turn off

2

reasonable; natural

10

report; notification; registration

1

coherence; consistency

2

collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection

8

to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate

5

ad lib; ad-lib

2

to not understand what somebody is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about

1

to re-enter; to rejoin; to re-enrol

1

structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling

2

foreign (product, esp. agricultural); of foreign manufacture

1

silver; senior citizen; pensioner

1

classical music; classic; classical; classic (work); the classics

2

sea route

2

drive; trip by car; to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car; to drive (e.g. a car); to drive (innovation, change, etc.)

7

driver; chauffeur

19

symmetry; balance; proportion; uniformity

1

neat and clean; tidy; trim

5

marital relationship

2

rearview mirror

15

to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts

2

to giggle

1

moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence

5

Rinko

2

cousin (elder female)

3

vent (on a jacket)

1

meandering; snaking; zigzagging

4

relieved; refreshed; frank; candid; easy-going

3

(next-door) neighbour; neighbor

2

figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design

2

small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland

3

(an) only child

1

(being) by oneself; with no outsiders present

1

homecoming; returning home

11

trifle; insignificant thing; (only) this much

4