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to make a living

2

from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely

1

to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of

1

college of the arts; university of the arts; art university

1

to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen

16

painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting

1

strong opposition

1

to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for

4

to make use of; to lend money

1

dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp

1

then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so

2

failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb

1

to grow old; to age

2

painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

2

tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard

6

to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last

4

to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize

11

to become used to seeing; to be familiar with

1

to increase; to multiply

4

each and every; all

1

not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)

1

to increase; to add to; to augment

2

wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason

6

regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to

1

aesthetic sense; sense of beauty; eye for the beautiful

1

in comparison to; rather than

12

coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe

5

to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)

5

to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple

2

counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level

1

hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking

5

after a long time; for the first time in a while

1

to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into

1

disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant

25

presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch

1

passbook; bankbook

2

slight (degree); light

1

cognitive impairment; senility; dementia

1

outbreak of an illness; onset of an illness; appearance of symptoms

1

returned goods; returning purchased goods

1

really; truly; indeed; good grief

21

to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of

2

simplified receipt with a blank line to be filled out with the customer's name (used specifically for claiming expenses); hand-written receipt

1

false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself

1

to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign

1

lawyer; attorney

2

friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by

3

desirable prey; easy game; easy mark; easy prey; easy target

1

to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out

3

to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

2