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simple; plain

2

shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof

2

all on one's own

1

(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)

2

only once

1

art; fine arts

1

magazine; journal

2

interview (on television, in a newspaper, etc.)

2

anyone can see that; it's obvious that

3

workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings

2

to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)

1

how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know

1

just because; even if; even though

4

ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious

1

at that time; in those days

6

mere; simple; sheer

6

lip service

1

to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand

2

it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...

7

article; news story; report; account

1

to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)

10

to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

3

hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway

1

sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt

3

to hang (something) on the wall

1

in turns; in series; in order; by rotation

2

hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no

2

private; personal life; (one's) privacy

1

space; room; airspace

2

to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

3

shameless; shameless person

1

character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)

1

expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture

4

practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout

4

picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage

1

to form a group; to form a bunch

1

sketch; rough draft

1

animal

1

charcoal

1

in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically

1

portrait painting

1

(early) childhood

1

else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides

2

bottle of ink; ink bottle

1

desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech

1

bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end

2

to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up

1

fountain pen

2

et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance

7

untidy (room, pile, etc.); messy; cluttered; disorderly; jumbled (e.g. thoughts); chaotic (lifestyle, atmosphere, etc.)

1