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unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)

1

at this rate

6

had better do so

2

to swarm; to gather

2

many; a multiplicity of

1

dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented

1

forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)

1

interview (e.g. for a job)

3

to the end; to the last

1

will; volition; intention; intent; determination

2

counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such)

1

to begin talking; to open up

1

point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark

1

normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty

2

hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky

1

to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

2

the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like

1

was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...

1

on the right as one faces (it)

1

attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb

6

kung fu

1

movie; film; motion picture

1

Chinese person

1

hair ornament

1

Fay; Faye; Fey

34

Liling

22

parent and child

4

(something) like that; that sort of; resembling; seemingly authentic; genuine-looking; realistic

2

mother

2

looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)

1

fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)

3

war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces

9

to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate

10

remainder; the rest; what is left

1

island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf

1

erhua (rhotacization of syllable finals in spoken Mandarin); erization

1

upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class

1

daughter

1

father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father

5

live-in (e.g. job)

7

lacking substance and existing in name only; something without substance

1

to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)

1

foreign country

1

one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)

1

bodyguard; bouncer; bar (on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence

5

to live (in the house of one's employer, teacher, etc.); to live in; to become a live-in employee; to become a resident (of an institution)

2

leaving (e.g. a courtroom, workplace); exiting; withdrawal (e.g. from a superior's presence)

1

the front; honest; upright; decent

2

to take up employment

2

legitimate self-defence; legitimate self-defense

1