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turn

1

singer

1

stray sheep; lost lamb; (fig.) person at a loss for what to do

1

robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion

1

Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)

2

rust

2

audio feedback; acoustic feedback; howl

1

waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand

1

the sense of hearing

1

isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation

1

duet

3

together; mutually; fellow

1

no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

1

stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity

1

older sister; elder sister

1

orchestra

1

thunderous roar; roaring sound

1

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

2

to fade; to become dim

1

god of death; death deity; Death

1

singing voice; (sound of) singing

1

brown coal; lignite

1

reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)

3

indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance

1

to make merry and forget one's troubles; to do as one pleases

4

samba

2

shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!

1

first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address

1

to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged

1

rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

3

grandparents

1

train; electric train

5

bus

7

to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank

2

skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid

1

tank for holding excreta (often used for fertilizer) (fertiliser); night soil vat or reservoir; cesspool

1

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

3

grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man

10

grandmother

7

spring break; spring vacation

2

to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture

1

ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land

1

long trip

1

privately; with outsiders barred; en famille

2

taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix

1

to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size

6

Kumi

1

mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother

1

Kuniharu

2

60th birthday

1