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to blindstitch the inside of a fold with (equally spaced) threadings (i.e. pulling shoe lacing tight)

1

delight; great joy

4

to stop talking; to break off; to pause

1

going against one's will; contrary to one's intentions; going against one's desire; going contrary to one's wishes

1

narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped

1

to one's heart's content or satisfaction

1

worry; anxiety; concern

2

to get angry; to lose one's temper

1

to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way

1

to fall incessantly (rain, snow, etc.); to downpour

2

to be hot on a person's heels

2

pressure; oppression; suppression

2

to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion

2

laryngeal prominence; Adam's apple

1

to smash; to break into pieces

2

tightly; snugly

1

volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)

3

to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon

1

just managing; with great difficulty

1

brushwood; twig

9

to pinch; to nip

2

stable

2

to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of

1

to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)

1

van; truck; delivery van

1

one's share; one's portion

2

tableware

2

funeral

1

congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!

1

to beg; to ask; to request; to invite

1

head (of a Japanese pipe, i.e. the bowl and shank); neck; head

1

paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow

2

all doors closed; blocked in every direction; cornered

1

(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)

1

nudity; stark naked; in one's bare skin; penniless

2

carelessly; inattentively

4

throat; singing voice

30

discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment

2

to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear

1

series

8

conclusion; completion

2

Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)

4

August; eighth month of the lunar calendar

2

children and grandchildren; posterity; descendants

4

one thing

1

proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request

1

immediate reply

3

influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne

1

to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall

1

journal; log

2