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today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays

5

edamame (green soybeans)

2

self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)

1

as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly

1

shopping district; shopping street; downtown

1

lottery; drawn lot

1

miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)

1

prize; award

1

ball-point pen

2

ease of use; pleasantness of use; comfort level

1

outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness

1

was; were

6

lucky; fortunate

1

bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly

2

endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement

5

this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me

2

Maya (ancient Indian tribe in Central America)

3

to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with

1

little-known good place; good out-of-the-way place; well-kept secret place; hole-in-the-wall

1

store; shop

3

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...

3

more than usual

1

childish; child-like; immature; infantile

1

business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...

1

stationery

2

to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke

3

to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk

6

something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)

1

particularly; especially; in particular; expressly

1

that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...

3

fashionable thing; popular thing; craze

1

fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)

2

cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike

3

amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity

1

fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet

2

to set (sun); to become dark

1

adds force or indicates command

3

to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner

1

child

1

lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb

2

functionality

1

good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

1

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

1

father

1

to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend

3

fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she

1

it seems that; as if

1

(some) more; even more; longer; further

1

junior high school student; middle school pupil

2

(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)

1