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may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

4

Bletilla striata (purple variety of orchid)

1

enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby

1

leisure time; idle moment

1

to come and stay; to drop in; to visit

3

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

3

to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)

1

just a minute; small quantity

4

detour; diversion

1

to lose one's life

3

how long; how much; to what extent

2

key; lock; key (to a problem); clue

3

new arrival

1

hot (e.g. from the oven); steaming (from the pot); fresh; fresh (e.g. out of university); new (e.g. married couple)

1

cause of death

1

difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap

2

better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth

1

at first; in the beginning; originally

2

to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie

1

fast-breeder reactor (in Fukui prefecture)

2

with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)

1

will; volition; intention; intent; determination

1

red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

2

to boil; to decoct; to infuse

1

to manage something successfully; to be successful

1

one more time; once more; once again

1

how; in what way; how about; questionable

2

we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)

3

reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding

1

reserve; spare; note; memorandum; duplicate; copy

1

hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)

1

ceremony honouring the spirits of ancestors (esp. the Bon festival)

1

inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike

2

to become (formal)

1

father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)

25

grim face; angry look

1

beyond this point; from now on; after this

7

coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy

2

absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)

2

to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way

4

opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail

3

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly

2

one by one; one after another; successively

5

whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall

3

head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine

5

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

8

nature; Mother Nature

1

to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)

4

to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away

2

chance; opportunity

4