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to speak frankly; to put things bluntly

3

manufacturer; producer

2

(one's) self; oneself

5

valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement

6

to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of

1

what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak

2

egosearching; egosurfing; self-googling

1

perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance

4

author; writer; novelist; artist

4

direct; immediate; personal; firsthand

4

to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip

1

to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration

2

mentioning later; discussing below

1

material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick

24

that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family

1

resolution (of a display, printer, scanner, etc.)

1

to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance

2

to be popular

1

humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical

2

reading matter; reading material

1

devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)

5

to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account

1

hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently

3

density

1

deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)

1

why; how

6

to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail

1

3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma

1

late at night; at a late hour

1

failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards

1

stress

2

advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus

1

period; term; interval

1

turn

1

falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses

1

sauna

2

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

1

for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad

2

to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

1

affirmation; affirmative (logic)

1

comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery

1

low (atmospheric) pressure; low-pressure system; depression; bad temper; foul mood; tense situation

2

sleepy; drowsy; somnolent

2

best condition

1

physical condition; state of health

1

to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

2

healthy

2

translation; version (e.g. "English version")

1

(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least

1

very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave

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