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to grow old

2

supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor

2

drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene

2

rage; anger

2

elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting

9

last year

3

to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake

3

construction; establishment

1

some; any; please; anyway; anyhow

4

being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)

2

koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)

2

to age; to grow old

2

ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound

2

expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...

2

exaggerated; extravagant; overdone

4

bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism

12

bringing; taking; carrying

1

criticism; critique; review; commentary

2

superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries

2

to be stingy; to be tightfisted; to look shabby; to appear wretched

1

Gounaka

1

manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost

2

agriculture; farming

3

in addition to this

1

seedling; young plant; rice seedling

1

divine grace; divine favour; blessing; benefit; help

3

highly skilled; skillful; very capable; particularly able person; master-hand; person of ability

2

farming implement; farm tools

3

this one; with this; in this way

1

mental image; mental picture; image

1

to shout at

3

disagreeable; unpleasant; nasty; detestable; sarcastic; snide

3

unexpected; unforeseen; accidental

8

to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press

15

one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives

1

flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics

3

with a clink; with a soft thud; with a faint snap (e.g. of a book closing); suddenly; all of a sudden

2

ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to

5

very intensive training; very hard training

1

to keep silent

3

obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days

35

recovery; regaining; getting back; retrieval; restoration; revival

2

disappointment; let-down

1

to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed

6

aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor

1

lung

1

pride; haughtiness

4

to follow (copy after) a precedent

1

document circulated to staff to obtain approval (for a decision, policy, etc.)

1

to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate

4