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humming

2

car; vehicle

1

clincher; pick-up line; honeyed phrase; telling phrase; phrase that brings someone around, esp. in personal relationships

1

attaching the familiar suffix "-chan" to somebody's name

3

as you see; as you can see

2

seventh principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; stroke that falls leftwards with slight curve

3

to show signs of; to appear

3

to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival

2

to go over the top; to act without restraint; to cut loose

1

(please) look; see; (please) try to do

1

distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)

1

mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous

1

scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding

2

morning bath

1

scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture

2

straight-laced person; stubborn person

1

to hate; to detest

1

to volunteer; to undertake a challenge

1

last resort

7

meanwhile; in the meantime

1

approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)

1

adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)

1

(someone else's) child; child; kid

2

languidly; loosely

1

this morning

6

fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)

2

(at) one bound

2

Haward; Howard; Howerd

3

karate gi; karate uniform

1

verge of death; dying moments

1

recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence

1

divining sticks; counting; calculation

1

honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances

1

thereupon; shortly thereafter

1

to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful

2

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

1

playing house

2

inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity

2

ridiculously expensive; stupidly expensive

1

named; labelled; labeled

1

collection; correction

1

large family; extended family

2

army corps; corps

1

ruggedly; jaggedly; stiffly; choppy (e.g. graphics); lagged; clunky

1

parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering

2

to collide; to clash

1

chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage

1

large chorus

1

punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact

2

broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens

2