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one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances

15

to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start

9

so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite

1

the same; the said; likewise

3

special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured

1

saliva (in one's mouth)

2

long spear; pike

2

3000; three thousand; many

14

broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens

3

even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

3

to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)

1

relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace

1

prayer (for something); supplication

1

secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes

2

to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)

1

absolutely; only

2

back; rear; background; behind the scenes

5

to crush (with the weight of misfortune)

1

pike (freshwater fish, Esox sp.)

22

with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names

2

loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending

1

older brother

15

usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally

1

impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky

2

17; seventeen

2

to step forward; to volunteer

2

relief; rescue

6

to talk nonsense

2

to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience

1

well then ...; in that situation; in which case

5

on a routine basis; regularly; habitually

2

at least

1

personal feelings; self-interest

1

to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips

4

such ... as; or some such

7

going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)

1

sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...

1

to lodge a complaint

1

(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake

1

lax; lenient; slow

1

that well-known ...

3

still (continuing); as ever; further

1

stubborn person; obstinate person; stubbornness; obstinacy

1

had better ...; may as well ...

1

to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high

1

descendant; scion; lineage

2

boy; man; male

3

value; preciousness; nobility

1

the whole nation; all the people in the land

1

equality; impartiality; evenness

1