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bitter

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to smile

1

to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)

1

hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.

1

as a child; when one was a child; childhood

4

astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant

1

fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)

2

as a child; when one was a child

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easy; simple; plain

1

to be imaginable; to be conceivable

1

bright; intelligent; clever; smart

2

period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness

6

seven

2

father

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project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct

1

in one's own way or style

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to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

4

bankruptcy; insolvency

3

contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...

1

unexpected; unforeseen; strange

1

heavy

1

(for a conversation) to wander from the subject; to get off track

1

promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

2

anything and everything; just about everything

2

to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on

1

good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)

2

motherless family

1

combo (esp. a small jazz group); combination; set; combo (set of actions performed in sequence)

1

easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply

3

to be well-known

1

network

2

social networking service; SNS

1

to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along

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demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire

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because

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accurate; correct; precise; exact

2

poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful

5

bullying; teasing

1

tumor; tumour; swelling; boil; abscess

1

to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder

1

to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration

2

small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)

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another's parent; another's parents

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sympathy; compassion; pity

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at that time; in those days

1

disgrace; humiliation

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pride

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the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability

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to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride

1

cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)

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