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class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.

4

flirting; making out

3

though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other

2

subordinate person

3

originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible

3

to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)

3

to have an interest (in)

1

to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.

1

to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath

2

crest; coat of arms

1

to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)

5

to stare in wonder; to be amazed

2

protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation

2

greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice

2

desire to tease; desire to cause mischief

1

to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check

6

to squash; to crush; to flatten

2

to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)

1

maid; helper; help; assistance

1

to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap

1

moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing

4

to come to mind; to pop into one's head

2

fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-

2

oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)

7

(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case

2

service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service

4

as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively

5

lovable

2

civil war

1

end; close

5

to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert

1

happy ending

1

stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded

1

denouement; ending; conclusion; (grand) finale

2

so what!; who gives a damn?

1

extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist

1

considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal

6

try one's best; all-out effort; strenuous efforts

1

thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts

1

latent disposition; inner feelings

1

and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident

1

to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said

1

account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters

1

throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...

1

hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy

1

chroma; chroma saturation; color saturation (colour)

2

to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)

1

writing; composition; essay; sentence

7

Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital

1

ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)

2