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to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with

2

idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing

2

to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)

8

to love

1

hand; hands

1

elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge

3

temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra

7

to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort

2

to bring someone along

32

mother; wife

4

marital quarrel; argument between husband and wife

3

hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing

2

freezing; cold storage; refrigeration

4

Chinese-style fried rice

7

to fry; to saute; to stir-fry

3

to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind

1

to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life

5

admiration; being impressed (by)

8

walking; walk

5

feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about

2

The Life of an Amorous Man by Ihara Saikaku (famous novel from the Edo period)

1

most important work (of a writer, artist, etc.); representative work; masterpiece; magnum opus; major work

1

to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of

1

pet dog

3

to pinch; to nip

3

chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply

1

lechery; lewdness; greed

1

to make eye contact

8

mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly

3

mere; only; just; slight

6

approval; license; licence; permission

3

always; usually

5

grief; lamentation

2

decoration; ornament; trimmings

1

to take a turn for the better (of an illness, patient, etc.); to begin to improve; to begin to recover; to convalesce

1

to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards

2

advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)

3

nearest; closest

3

junior college; vocationally oriented post-secondary institution offering two or three-year programs

3

entrance examination

1

immorality; injustice; adultery; illicit relationship; murdering one's teacher or a government official (one of the eight unpardonable crimes)

2

end; ending

2

to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)

17

idle talk; chit-chat; gossip

5

at parting; on parting

2

sad face; sorrowful face; anxious look; sad countenance

1

tomboy; rebounding; recovery; repercussions; rashness; incautiousness

1

in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days

1

to forget to say; to forget to mention

2

to thank

3