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shutout; shutting out; locking out; shutout; allowing no runs (goals, etc.)

2

urgent business

4

taking leave (of a visited place); leaving; going home; leaving one's employment; quitting one's job; being dismissed

4

nape of the neck

1

hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.); discipline; solidarity

1

first half of a game; first half of a match

2

second half

2

China and Japan; Chinese-Japanese; middle day (of a sumo tournament, theatrical run, etc.); day of an equinox

1

series of holidays with one or two workdays in between

1

fantasy

3

to travel; to take a trip; to make a journey

1

castle

4

equally (well); as ... as; no less ... than ...; evenly matched; well-matched

2

silver hair; gray hair; grey hair

10

lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)

2

to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter

4

maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum

5

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.

1

in person; personally; directly

1

to feel at ease; to feel relaxed

1

other people's affairs; someone else's problem

2

from the beginning

3

dullard (gen. from not picking up on other people's feelings)

3

to be similar (to); to be akin (to); to be like

1

to be muffled; to be mumbled; to be muttered

2

dignified; majestic; stately; lordly; commanding

1

methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it

2

youthful indiscretion; youthful enthusiasm; youthful excess

1

coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate

5

important ceremonial occasions in family relationships

2

place of employment

2

grandchild

13

in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all

1

abruptly hanging up the phone while the other person is still talking

1

violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism

1

smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious

2

woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)

5

hot spring district (within a town)

3

to be fated; to be linked by fate

4

end of next month

1

having just started ...

2

to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower

1

to be too short

1

tales of one's travels

2

local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

26

great speed; recklessly fast speed

1

to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up

2

(words to) that effect

3

immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement

6

village

1