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to exaggerate; to embellish (a story, rumor, etc.)

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true state; actual condition; reality

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lewdness; lewd person; pervert; lecher

1

flower garden

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missing link (e.g. transitional fossil)

1

to lose one's energy; to be cowardly

1

rich in ...; high in ...; full of ...; very ...; quite ...

3

strict; close; precise; scrupulous

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brat

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to be performed (on the stage); to be in the limelight

3

simple and clear; plain and simple

2

safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK

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counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging

1

delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler

1

inside (a region, area, etc.); within the range (of); within the sphere (of influence, etc.)

1

strange; odd; queer; peculiar; weird

1

I doubt it (card game); cheat; bluff; I doubt that; no way; you're fibbing

1

unselfishness; wanting little

2

child (esp. one of elementary school age or younger)

2

time; years

2

three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)

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to die; to pass away

2

(one's) wife; (someone's) wife; landlady

3

confusion; disturbance; commotion; chaos; disorder

1

acute heart failure

1

talk about various topics

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to boil up; to seethe; to get excited; to be in an uproar

2

betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer

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opportunism

5

moderate (view, politics, etc.); temperate; sensible; sober; non-radical

1

unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with

1

stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm

1

meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally

5

the right person in the right place

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location; address

3

a prediction may or may not come true; only god knows what will happen

1

symbol

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to carry something out of a place; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery); to mention something; to broach a topic

2

the lower classes; the masses; the common people; underclass; riffraff

2

change (e.g. season)

2

gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation

1

wartime regime; war footing

2

national unity (esp. during wartime)

2

fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern

2

Western brute (esp. American and British); Western savage

2

to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept

1

receiving; acceptance; reception; admission

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to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...

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ostracism; complete ostracism of a household (the harshest punishment in Edo-period village law)

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to talk about someone behind their back; to backbite

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