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rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous

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coach

2

variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.

1

competitor; contestant; player; athlete

2

fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest

1

genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional

3

(to be ashamed enough) to wish you could just disappear; wanting to sink into the ground in shame

1

the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life

17

hammer

1

to beat vigorously; to rain strikes upon someone; to tan someone's hide; to mercilessly pummel; to beat the daylights out of

2

to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)

4

oh; yes; huh?; hm?

8

to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front

1

reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising

2

unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward

2

insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy

6

indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission

2

moat; fosse; canal; ditch

1

manly; brave; heroic

2

tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance

1

in low spirits; dejected; sad

3

indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question

1

to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with

1

to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth

3

empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness

2

to be wide-awake; to be wakeful; to be unable to sleep

1

to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)

3

nimble; quick; agile

3

desk

4

aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad

1

note (letter) left behind; will

1

under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side

2

to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)

4

moisture; humidity; dampness

1

calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness

1

worry; anxiety; concern

3

daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period

9

(in) one's own way

2

having said that; on the other hand

1

to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail

1

showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable

1

precision; accuracy

1

to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)

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reliance; trust; faith; confidence

7

to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own

1

meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something

13

engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson

3

parents; both parents

11

what with this and that; for a number of reasons

1

university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)

2