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sponge

2

to push (something) against

2

slim; slender; slight; delicate

1

to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread

1

silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction

1

trouble; bother; annoyance

1

it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as

1

very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly

2

bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless

1

laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow

1

great disaster; catastrophe; train wreck

1

to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic

1

to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver

2

shyness; bashfulness; shame

1

sweet voice; seductive voice

1

to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour

3

to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on

2

to fascinate; to enchant; to possess; to bewitch; to enthrall

1

to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

2

new; fresh; novel

4

approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction

1

double; twice (as much); twofold

1

bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)

3

back-to-back; facing in opposite directions; two sides of the same coin; inextricably linked (esp. with something dangerous or undesirable); on bad terms; at odds

1

to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)

2

hundred; 100

3

eighty; 80

2

tall figure; high stature

1

average; mean; balance; equilibrium

1

tall (of a person)

1

un-Japanese in appearance or character

1

both (people); the two of them

1

to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with

2

unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate

3

to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect

3

return; reversion; comeback; carriage return

1

new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)

20

Soviet Union; USSR

15

discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment

1

selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful

3

of course; certainly; naturally

2

studies; schoolwork; classwork

1

to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience

2

guardian; protector; patron; parent

3

I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that

3

serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of

1

unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful

1

joke; jest; funny story

3

to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)

2

to be reliable

2