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it is I who should say so

12

upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere

2

prejudice; bias; warped view; jealousy; inferiority complex

1

suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go

1

rejection

1

the way one drinks; one's manner of drinking

3

to collect information; to gather knowledge

1

career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee

2

leader; guide; mentor; coach

1

same age

1

emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect

3

appearance; outward show

1

feebleness; weakness; imbecility

2

to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official

1

the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected

1

pop art

1

master; masterhand; maestro

1

Andy Warhol

1

root; source; origin; cause

1

(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it

3

to make amends; to compensate for; to make up for

1

to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less

1

absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine

10

I can't go on like this

5

needy circumstances; living in poverty

2

to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true

2

one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor

1

escape; getaway; evasion

3

to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly

5

looking for something; searching for something; object being sought

1

body motion

1

sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug

2

back off!; leave me alone!

1

this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type

6

to kick; to treat (a person) poorly; to walk all over (someone)

1

light trap; electric insect killer; bug zapper

1

persistence; single-mindedness

3

hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy

3

to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)

1

brocade; fine dress; fine clothes

1

going to bed; retiring (for the night)

2

firmly, stubbornly

2

zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)

3

simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-

1

sleeping comfort or snugness

2

turning sideways; landscape orientation

2

to lie face-down

1

hook (esp. for clothing); hook and eye; snap fastener; press stud; hock (white wine)

8

gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy

2

rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering

3