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source of worry; source of distress

3

grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen

1

drift ice; ice floe

1

to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after

2

heart attack; to have a heart attack

1

to be deeply impressed (by); to be moved (by); to admire greatly

3

clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling

2

Lamba (garment)

1

Lal

1

grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak

2

inquisitiveness

1

to make out; to neck; to canoodle; to fondle each other; to flirt (with)

4

judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree

8

reduction of penalty; commutation of a sentence

1

rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily

1

cauldron

1

bing-bong bang-bong (Big Ben chimes, used as a bell in Japanese schools)

2

trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance

4

fresh wound; fresh bruise

2

mother

1

high-handed; strong-armed; oppressive; overbearing; coercive

1

around the clock; day and night

4

feeling of tragic heroism; feeling of grim resolve; sense of determination

2

embodiment; realization; materialization

5

to know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed

2

to bring close; to bring near; to associate with (someone); to keep company with; to let come close

1

radiant heat

1

to grant someone's request; to do a favour

3

straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look

3

from what I've heard; according to reports; from what they say

3

parental love; parental affection

2

to kill by burning to death

2

wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point

2

percent; per cent; percentage

10

alcove post

1

to make eyes at; to leer; to ogle; to ingratiate oneself; to toady; to flatter

1

standardization; manualization; compiling into a manual; formalization

1

reason ends where love begins; in love, reason takes flight; love is a blind guide; love makes fools of us all; (lit.) love is blind

1

(verbal) tit for tat

1

malicious; deliberately mean

1

Sicilian Mafia

1

visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship

2

certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly

2

going into battle; departure for the front; appearing (in a match); starting an election campaign

1

brilliant; bright

1

to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)

1

in high spirits; elated

1

training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha

4

running alone; running solo; having a large lead (over the others); being far ahead (of everyone else); having one's own way; ignoring others' opinions and acting as one wishes

2

everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation

1