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absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted

2

singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares

1

diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)

2

to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out

1

omigosh; crikey

1

inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round

2

rivalry

1

contradiction; inconsistency

1

somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion

2

review; rehearsal

1

order; command; directions; instructions

1

to count; to include in the number

1

to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match

1

glancing look

2

life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic

1

aloes wood (Taxus cuspidata var. nana); aloes-wood perfume; aloes-wood incense

2

public storehouse used to store grain or valuables collected for taxation (ritsuryo system)

1

house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building

1

impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness

1

the best in the land; the best of its kind in the country; par excellence in the whole country

1

fine incense

1

emperor (of Japan); mikado

1

the powers that be

1

value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal

5

evening; early night hours

1

ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe

3

waist; waistline; waist measurement

1

lower breast; underboob

2

volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound

1

the five senses

1

increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less

2

clasp; latch; catch; fastener

2

pubis; pubes

4

to slide down; to slip down

1

rarely seen; uncommon

1

oratory; eloquence

1

cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae

1

to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar

6

peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)

2

to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested

3

kindness; favor; favour

1

undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows

1

to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

1

going to and fro; back and forth

1

check; restraint; oppression; suppression

1

again and again

1

greedy

3

to incline one's head

1

what did you do?; is anything the matter?; what seems to be the problem?; can I help you?

1

intention; idea; inclination; wish

1