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there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

1

tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well

8

happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing

7

freedom; liberty

3

right; privilege

1

(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)

7

at least; at most; (even) just

6

tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone

4

tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe

4

back tooth; molar

3

oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!

2

terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

2

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

2

super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely

1

seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity

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isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on

1

front; frontage; facade; main

1

fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)

1

that's true; of course; obviously

2

in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see

1

to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor

6

direct connection; direct link

2

disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position

1

to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)

6

to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard

1

to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of

3

to throw up (e.g. mud); to splash (up); to flip up; to tip up; to raise sharply (e.g. prices); to hike

1

to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)

4

to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear

1

tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet

3

unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled

1

clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)

3

to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged

2

it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

3

face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)

2

to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing

1

wife

2

sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question

1

calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare

1

sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing

7

to read (someone's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking

1

to feel angry; to feel annoyed; to feel offended

1

admonitory speech (e.g. to students); words of admonition

1

to chase; to run after; to pursue

1

understanding completely; understanding all there is to know

1

love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections

2

who

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studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to

2

acute ear; good ear

1

pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person

2