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one's hometown

1

bathhouse; (public) bath; bathroom

1

locker room; changing room; dressing room

4

to waver in one's resolution

1

to tear off forcefully; to pluck off; to pull off

1

hasty; impatient; restless; rash

2

loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback

3

minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole

1

mood; sentiment; artistic effect

2

hook (esp. for clothing); hook and eye; snap fastener; press stud; hock (white wine)

2

zip fastener; zipper; zip

3

to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession

1

both; many; various; together

1

grim look

3

walking briskly; determinedly

1

failure (e.g. of a bill, motion); falling through; rejection; miscarriage

1

public order and morals; social standards; public policy

1

wicked tongue; sharp tongue; abusive language

1

slowly but steadily

1

great inconvenience; great deal of trouble; big nuisance; royal pain in the behind

3

one or two; a few; small number

1

going down the road; travelling; lyric composition describing scenery a traveler sees on the way (traveller); eloping; coat worn over a woman's kimono

3

city centre (esp. of Tokyo); heart of a city; downtown area

3

a few words

1

waiting room

5

major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle

1

outer canthus; outer corner of the eye

2

small number of people

1

meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention

1

whiteboard

1

sticky note; tag; slip; label; Post-it note

1

plump; chubby

1

carotid artery

2

shrub; shrubbery

1

accident

1

fear of death

1

generating cycle (of the five elements in Chinese philosophy; wood generates fire, fire generates earth, earth generates metal, metal generates water, water generates wood); mutual generation

3

Chinese windmill palm (Trachycarpus fortunei); Chusan palm; hemp palm

1

base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source

2

person's name

1

to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export

3

in some way or other; in some shape or form; somehow

1

excitement; stimulation; agitation; pride; haughtiness; arrogance

2

to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up

2

matter in question; that matter; the matter; the issue

2

to explain adequately; to be accountable

1

weak; delicate; sickly

4

to shut (someone) out; to leave out; to freeze out; to exclude; to ostracize; to give the cold shoulder

11

amorous glance; leer; shade (of color); tint; ingratiation; sycophancy

1

easy girl; floozy

1