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the ... in question

2

aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor

2

substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)

1

chain of command

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one's duty; one's part

2

heartening; reassuring

1

reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising

1

ten; 10; ten years of age

1

to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)

1

trial run; test run

1

white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch

1

letter (of an alphabet); character; writing

1

how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name

1

exaggerated; overblown; overdone

2

adjustment; tweaking; improvement; modification; tinkering; minor alteration

1

several sheets (flat objects)

1

reading only the important parts; reading here and there; skimming through; reading word by word; reading only the parts one can understand

1

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

1

description; describing; depicting

1

careful reading; close reading; intensive reading

1

spring (device); spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus

2

book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter

1

deleterious substance; toxic substance

1

to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute

1

face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks

1

straight line; beeline

1

to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of

1

apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that

1

for personal use

1

building; construction

1

to spit

1

innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive

1

to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate

2

cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

5

to give a command (e.g. in a loud voice); to give an order

1

(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure

1

origin; beginning; source

4

draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish

1

flourishing (of plants); thriving; luxuriant growth; growing lushly; rankness (of weeds)

1

look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression

1

to come and go; to go back and forth

2

by any standard; (not) even as flattery

1

undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows

1

to be rich (in); to abound (in); to be abundant (in); to be rich; to be wealthy

1

root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature

1

even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little

4

calamity; disaster; misfortune

4

aorta; important traffic route

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ramification; branching off

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tributary; branch

1