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please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if

3

spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence

5

a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance

4

to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)

2

seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...

3

what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few

4

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way

1

very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary

1

strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance

1

indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!

1

to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do

1

time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity

7

once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning

1

swimming

10

-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust

5

the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade

2

companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)

2

(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)

1

in that way; thus; so; the same; so?

5

no

4

still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least

1

self-introduction

1

Matsuoka

1

woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress

1

name; given name; first name

1

grim face; angry look

1

cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood

1

to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

2

Sydney (Australia)

2

for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first

1

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...

5

guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival

1

to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down

3

past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)

2

(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially

1

competitive swimming; swimming race

1

player (of a sport); athlete; team member

2

as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...

1

how; in what way; how about

11

be; is

1

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

2

extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed

1

also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise

2

to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to

1

bounty hunter; bounty hunting

1

around the world; throughout the world

1

here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order

1

wandering; roaming; drifting

1

while; during; while; although; all; both

1

to feel like; to feel inclined to do

1