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special; particular; peculiar; unique

2

other people's affairs; someone else's problem

2

carelessly; inattentively

1

to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)

3

self-admonition

1

subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive

1

laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky

1

smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation

4

Western confectionery

1

I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...

1

no, not like that (but like this)

1

stopper

1

role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role

1

insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless

1

unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated

1

to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from

5

suited figure; person in a suit

2

right foot; right leg

2

Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times

1

pirate

1

just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...

2

wooden; made of wood

1

artificial leg

1

treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like

5

to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour

2

pupil; student; schoolchild

9

you guys; buddies; pals; you lot

1

to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)

1

is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

9

tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining

1

to the end; to the last

2

to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)

2

to restore one's energy; to restore one's spirits; to recharge one's batteries

1

in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert

2

person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute

7

called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...

5

I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me

4

that kind of; that sort of; that; like that; in that way; so

1

bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water

9

receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)

1

mentality; mood; sentiment; fretfulness; tedium; irritation

1

it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie

1

(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup; hane (move)

1

pity; compassion

1

new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date

4

destination (one is heading towards); goal

1

to become empty; to be emptied

1

within the (Tokyo) metropolitan area

3

to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee

3

about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite

1