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voyeur; Peeping Tom

3

warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow

1

gesture; movement; action; acting; performance

2

youthful; young; young-looking

2

I; me

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yes; that is so

1

that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there

6

flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times

1

anything and everything; just about everything

4

senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)

1

to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)

1

hide; pelt; animal skin

1

to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across

1

once in a while; occasionally; at long intervals

2

rare; uncommon; unusual; rare; lightly cooked

1

chicken or fish meatloaf made with egg

1

being startled; getting a shock

1

unicorn; narwhal; qilin (Chinese unicorn)

1

being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter

1

to go to see; to visit

2

pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern

1

time passes

5

Mother's Day (2nd Sunday of May)

1

present; gift

3

chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing

1

to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound

2

evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting

1

simple honesty; tactless frankness

1

(muscular) explosiveness; explosive power; instantaneous force; quick responsiveness; instantaneity

1

Urashima Tarō; fairy-tale fisherman who, after visiting the underwater Palace of the Dragon King, returns centuries later

4

children's story; fairy tale

2

tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon

2

Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Taro (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)

2

conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)

1

few decades; many decades; several decades

6

relative; relation

1

lesson; precept; teachings; moral

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to not take seriously; to take lightly

2

bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example

1

front; frontage; facade; main

2

if it is (the case that ...)

6

rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; (opponent's) weak point; (arch.) force attacking the rear of a castle; (arch.) official in charge of imprisoning offenders

5

to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself

4

(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly

3

to pile up; to accumulate

1

to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)

1

to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for

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prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante

4

largehearted; frank; unaffected

2

to crumble away; to collapse

3