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towel

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to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)

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to stop crying; to cry oneself out

1

great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious

1

next work (writer, composer, etc.)

1

to look forward to something

1

handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation

1

eye contact

1

quiet; still; surreptitious

1

orphan; person without friends

1

deep impression

1

reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)

1

halting (speech); faltering; stammering

1

origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry

1

collapsing in the street (from exhaustion, illness, etc.); falling dead in the street; person lying dead in the street

1

jurisdiction; control

1

under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)

2

definite; sure

1

plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post

1

ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)

1

to have (something) innate; to be born with

1

to be uncommon

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physical ability

1

head; chief; chairman; governor; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)

1

seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand

2

to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront

1

body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health

1

being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed

1

to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with

2

dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence

1

certainly; surely; definitely

2

contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)

1

one day; (on) a certain day

1

appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation

1

important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination

1

absolutely; only

1

that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such

3

serious; important; significant; grave; weighty

1

duty; role; function

1

to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues

1

to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to

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on the way; someday

2

beloved concubine; favourite concubine (e.g. of the shogun)

1

(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment

4

requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)

3

diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry

2

every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)

4

duty; function; office; mission; task

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to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention

2

to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed

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