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downright lie

1

property; fortune; assets

1

social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family

1

to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate

1

person of lofty virtue; man of noble character; perfect person; saint

1

dignity; quality; grace; panache; level

1

proper; respectable; decent; honest

1

common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice

1

to happen to have on hand or in stock

1

belief that everything can be explained by science; scientism

1

spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming

3

billboard; advertising sign

1

value; worth; merit

7

consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care

2

returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents

1

staying; sojourn

1

compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement

1

power struggle

1

losers (those who have 'failed' socially, economically, etc.)

1

incompetent (person)

1

north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku

1

father

2

to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal

1

stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation

1

fate; destiny

1

to twist; to distort

1

ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing

1

to put on airs; to swagger; to act self-importantly

2

I can't go on like this

2

back off!; leave me alone!

1

to redeem (from sin); to save

1

to manage something successfully; to be successful

1

sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable

2

what's the matter?; what's wrong?

2

ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very

1

wherein; therein; thereinto

2

tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?

1

I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity

1

wild idea; delusion

2

step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan

3

sincere; honest; faithful

1

wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else

1

imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action

2

presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation

1

derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible

1

vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag

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acquisition; possession

2

establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation

1

however; nevertheless

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and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not

2