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distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly

3

ridgeline; lines of a mountain ridge

2

gem; jewel; precious stone

1

next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)

2

to say; to speak; to tell; to talk

4

to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy

3

winter

3

two times; twice; two degrees

6

from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial

1

tradition; convention

2

Japanese and Chinese poetry; poetry; poems

1

to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud

5

to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode

2

recommendation; endorsement

1

brochure; pamphlet

1

account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters

2

one way or another; in many ways; in various ways

1

scale; scope; plan; structure

1

juice; sap; soup; broth

1

technical skill; ability; capacity

2

nursing; (army) nurse

1

finding employment; getting a job

1

advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful

1

smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane

1

participation by all

2

the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult

1

any number of people

2

majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly

1

good family; respectable family; decent family

1

sons and daughters; children; girl

1

to divide in two; to divide in half; to apportion; to divide among; to portion out

2

small number of people

1

tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle

3

candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)

3

wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point

1

combination; union; incorporation; congruence

4

to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with

1

to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet

2

club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse

1

to be greatly perplexed; to be at a loss; to be sorely troubled; to be greatly embarrassed

1

to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly

2

to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together

1

lead (Pb)

1

being startled

1

to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply

1

one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point

2

important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination

1

front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive

1

trial run; test run

1

existing

4