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how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)

15

to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block

1

wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason

9

though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other

1

to complete decisively; to do to completion

1

avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)

7

to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)

1

to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave

2

to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)

1

point in time; occasion

4

small; little; few

1

understanding completely; understanding all there is to know

1

dependence; reliance

1

wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)

1

long visit; overstaying

1

particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

3

good grief

6

studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)

1

being extremely busy; being swamped with work

1

splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate

2

request

2

to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

3

to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of

1

junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school

9

black magic

1

to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into

2

beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank

1

to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)

4

to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes

2

junior high school student; middle school pupil

4

notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)

1

summoning circle; magic circle (esp. in fictional settings); magic square

1

grotesque

1

horror

1

bandage; dressing

1

to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around

2

these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)

1

behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness

1

basketball

7

craving for the limelight

1

et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like

4

highly conscious; highly aware; well-versed; highly knowledgable

1

surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed

1

basketball club

2

prejudice; bias; distorted view

6

to scatter; to spread

3

shed; barn; outhouse

1

chuckle; giggle

5

anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever

3

tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing

1