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halfsies; splitting evenly between two people

3

to make up (a deficiency); to supplement; to add to; to put towards

1

patronage; protection

1

short trip; brief journey; excursion

2

lower back (or hip) pain; lumbago

1

according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states

2

suspicious

1

going through thick and thin to attain one's objective; enduring unspeakable hardships for the sake of vengeance

2

even though it is not; despite not

1

scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding

2

random; aimless

1

being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)

3

to cause to swell; to inflame

2

to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue

2

another world

2

to run around; to bustle about

1

purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele

1

Milky Way; luminous band corresponding to the plane of the galaxy

1

taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at

1

very loud volume; megavolume

1

(large) parrot (incl. the cockatoo)

1

cloth; fabric

2

unknown; unidentified; unspecified

6

acquaintance

1

dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned

1

top; upper garment

1

to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent

1

gyaru; (young) woman adhering to a fashion trend usually marked by brown or blond-dyed hair, gaudy clothes and accessories; gal

1

puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)

1

not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe

2

compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit

1

entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image

4

new (musical) composition; new piece; new song

1

punk rock

1

men and women of all ages

1

universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous

1

headphone

1

divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment

2

nature itself is a good mother; (lit.) even without parents, children grow up

1

you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just

1

image; figure; figure; form; image

5

to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps

1

second marriage; remarriage

5

on bad terms; at loggerheads

1

to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder

1

to check; to compare

2

languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy

1

opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion

3

to sniffle; to snivel

2

throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment

2