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standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability

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to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark

3

subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable

1

to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show

2

eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball

2

nothing but; nothing more than; nothing less than

1

total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale

1

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

4

collecting; assembling

1

speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on

1

he; she; that person; (arch.) you

1

very; much

1

time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant

1

first meeting; first interview with

2

cheek

1

mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby

1

aloof; morose; (smelling) strongly; pungently; spiky (esp. of a hairstyle); sticking up straight (e.g. of plant stems)

1

malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty

1

study tour; guided visit; field trip

1

listen!; you see; mind you; remember

2

to become better; to improve

1

they; those guys; those fellows

1

to become sullen; to sulk; to get angry; to peel (off); to come off

1

the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)

1

as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much

2

half a year; six months

2

mischievous boy

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regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; constant companion

1

to burn with combativeness

1

to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)

1

desperately; for one's dear life

2

for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being

1

end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)

1

(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness

1

blond hair; blonde hair; golden hair

1

to forfeit; to confiscate; to call out; to summon

1

to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)

1

to see; to look; to watch; to try to ...

1

to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange

2

management (of a house, store, etc.); administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)

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honour; honor; glory; privilege

2

to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve

1

swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction

1

greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice

1

glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly

1

prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante

1

to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)

1

to acquire knowledge

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to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about

2

true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience

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