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prior engagement; previous appointment; prior agreement; previous promise; previous contract

1

bothersome; tiresome; bother to do

4

shrill voice (esp. of women and children)

1

to thank

2

one eyebrow

1

three people

1

messy; shabby; scruffy; dirty; squalid; sordid

1

the same; the said; likewise

1

quick-wittedness; tact

1

to stop in the middle of a sentence

1

on the way back; when about to go back

3

exception

1

hot sake

4

one-pot meal of green onions and tuna

6

pope's nose; parson's nose; meat from around the coccyx of a chicken

1

chicken or fish meatloaf made with egg

4

near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here

3

once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat

3

(one's) workload; amount of work (to be) done by one

4

ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill

2

vigorously; swiftly

3

cartilage; nankotsu; (dish of) gristle (usu. of chicken, deep-fried)

1

to be deeply moved; to touch one's heart; to be deeply moving; to go numb

1

to exaggerate

1

sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay

3

sharp (words); harsh (manner, tone, etc.); hostile (mood, attitude, etc.); spiky; prickly; jagged

2

to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune

4

yes; that is so

4

unintentionally; inadvertently; calmly; casually; nonchalantly; innocently

1

heavy-hearted; depressed; dispirited; (feeling) down; feeling reluctant (to do)

1

returning home to one's parents (orig. of a married person); visiting one's parents (for a prolonged period of stay); bride's first visit to her parents after getting married; coming back (of an item; after having been on loan, etc. abroad); (arch.) temporarily returning to one's home (of a servant)

3

to pluck; to pick; to tear

1

gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply

2

to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered

1

to drink too much

6

going straight (to); going direct; unwavering action; decisive action; upright conduct

2

owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)

2

transition; change; progress; passing (of time)

2

with a plop; with a plonk; with a plunk; with a flop

2

writing paper; stationery; notepaper

1

stamp (postage); merchandise certificate

1

sender (e.g. of mail)

1

to break the seal

1

health management; health maintenance; health care

1

beginning; opening; start; outset

1

close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex

3

bull's-eye; the mark

1

good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory

3

to be related by blood

1

grave maintenance; grave keeper

2