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naturalist

2

sloth (animal)

2

sociality

1

to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)

1

diligent; hard-working; industrious

1

good-for-nothing; scapegrace; nuisance; trouble

1

why; how

1

level surface; plane

2

tangent line; tangential line

1

object

1

to hit (someone); to strike; to make (a speech); to give (an address); to gamble

3

to look down (on); to condescend (to)

1

point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)

5

this (very thing); this precisely

1

contemporary novel; modern novel

2

just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable

2

corner; nook; recess

1

retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)

1

eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning

1

corner; nook; recess

1

to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire

1

chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat

1

grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict

1

to take up a problem

1

in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically

1

mosquito

1

spot; point; place; position

1

sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence

1

(not) even with; (not) even using

1

alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay

1

cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying

1

ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base

1

joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome

1

steam locomotive; steam train; (long-distance) train; non-electric train; diesel train

3

same person; said person; the person in question; coterie; clique; dōjin

2

night; evening; dinner

2

publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)

1

none

1

to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful

1

to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify

1

to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind

1

to read (a book, etc.) over again

1

Aomori (city, prefecture)

1

north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku

1

sketch; sketching

2

returnee (esp. Japanese person repatriated to Japan proper from its former colonies after WWII); repatriate

1

men and women of all ages

1

sketching; pointillism; stippling

1

acquaintance

1

eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original

1