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backbiting of a coward; grumblings of a loser

6

(distant) howling; backbiting

3

to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully

7

unexpectedly; surprisingly

2

clock; watch; timepiece

1

midnight; dead of night

1

one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)

1

to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)

1

ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)

1

to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)

1

poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow

2

minutely; in detail; with particular attention

2

to listen carefully; to strain one's ears

2

gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step

2

to give mouth; to bark

1

one by one; one after another; successively

1

to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon

6

to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with

2

gradually

1

to fall asleep

4

to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block

1

kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)

3

in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert

2

stroke (dash) of the pen; (force of) brushwork

1

knack; the ropes

3

great teacher (i.e. a buddha, bodhisattva or high monk, esp. Kobo Daishi)

1

calligraphy

1

Confucianism and Mohism; Confucianism and the teachings of Mozi

1

blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice

2

certainly; really; truly; possibly; maybe; perhaps

2

(one) letter; (one) character

1

(traditional) Japanese style

1

one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting

1

striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving

1

printing

1

line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)

3

intent; intention; bad faith; mens rea (guilty mind)

1

wonderful; splendid; magnificent

5

beheading; decapitation

1

from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored

4

to the trained eye

1

wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration

2

workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings

2

top left corner

1

division commander

1

to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)

1

action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior

1

inkstone

8

to be dying

1

inkstone case

1