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difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...

2

to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated

2

walking; walk

1

stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause

1

direct; immediate; personal; firsthand

4

presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch

2

together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

1

heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part

4

to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun

1

to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible

1

it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...

1

inside one's heart; in one's mind

6

unique; original; individual; unusual

1

persuasion

2

agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning

3

to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)

3

counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers

2

to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly

1

to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)

1

thank you

1

first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least

6

and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism

1

leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row

1

life; living; livelihood; (one's) living

2

great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious

1

obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty

1

(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum

2

to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round

5

plural form

1

Western style

1

winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously

1

possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely

1

addition to a building

1

to repeat; to do over again

2

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

13

nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...

12

to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill

2

discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude

4

question; inquiry; enquiry

4

west

1

(someone else's) parents; both parents

1

lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit

3

father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father

1

Shinto shrine

1

Shinto priest; chief priest (of a Shinto shrine); Welsh onion

1

oh!; ah!; oh no

3

depressing; dark (e.g. story); grim (e.g. expression); irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.)

1

office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman

1

toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything

1

manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; maker (person or device that makes something)

2