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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

2

fabrication; pipe dream

1

modest; reserved

2

to state; to express; to mention

3

to wave one's hand

2

no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all

2

just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable

1

self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem

1

sidelong glance; short grain (paper)

6

who

1

what sort; what kind

1

to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp

2

few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom

6

to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with

2

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...

6

lately; recently; nowadays

3

such; like that; that sort of; very

2

tide; current; tendency; trend

1

fat; tallow; lard; grease

3

fat; tallow; lard; grease

8

riverbed; raised platform on the bank of a river for enjoying the cool in summer

1

to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)

2

quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)

1

aloofness

2

to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal

1

dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness

6

to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect

1

various reasons

1

the opposite sex; isomerism

3

because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece

1

time (three times, each time, etc.); times

1

pity; sorrow; grief; misery

3

the four seasons

2

bad habit; harm; my; our

1

wall; fence

7

injury; harm; evil influence; damage

2

to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist

4

to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate

10

unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom

3

boyfriend; he; him

2

daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

8

rare; uncommon; not often seen

1

to walk away; to saunter off

1

to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate

5

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

13

kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)

1

eagle (Accipitridae family)

2

I; me

2

monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook

2

gluttonous; greedy

2