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bitter

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to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake

1

disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding

1

doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own

1

self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency

1

to slip through; to make one's way through quickly

2

then; if so; if

1

to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul

3

reminder

1

to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking

1

to betray a secret; to reveal a secret

1

down to earth; reasonable

1

Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters; Japan's oldest historical record

1

satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client

1

prejudice; bias; distorted view

1

more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage

1

approval; endorsement

1

solution; solution strategy

3

only; merely; but; no more than

2

to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something

1

to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder

2

parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement

3

or; otherwise

1

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

1

way (of doing); manner; method; means

2

to escape

1

circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money

1

displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment

1

to button up wrong; to start from the wrong button; to bungle up the order

1

social disposition

2

both; (not) either

1

building

3

slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.

1

glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle

1

gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy

1

to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved

1

tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater

2

odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...

1

to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)

1

(sound of) laughter; laughing voice

2

dangling; aimlessly; casually; unexpectedly

1

to begin to walk; to set out

1

centre; center; middle

1

when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)

1

gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth

1

ascent; uphill; upward slope; (gradual) upturn; increase

1

house; dwelling; human habitation

1

shop; small store; business; firm

4

public facilities; utilities

1

crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm

2