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mediation; intercession; smoothing over

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most excellent

2

food distribution (esp. cooked rice)

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clear and beautiful (of a woman's voice)

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energetic; vigorous

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kidnapping; kidnaping

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not long has passed since ...

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closeted maiden; carefully raised girl from a well-to-do family

1

perfect; ideal; completely satisfactory; leaving nothing to be desired; faultless; impeccable

2

to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says

1

marriage proposal; marriage talks

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unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette

2

to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture

3

to feel angry; to feel annoyed; to feel offended

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with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...

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barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless

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suitable age (esp. for marriage); marriageable age

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to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon

1

last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)

1

top recommendation; something highly recommended

2

detonator; priming; primer; trigger; impetus; spark

1

less than; under; below

1

sunlight filtering through trees

4

searchlight

1

to drain; to flow (unobstructed); to sell well; to be in good demand; to exit the stage; to remove (a prop) from the stage

1

union; joining; conjugation

1

monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding

2

sauce (esp. soy or mirin-based dipping sauce); hanging; something hanging (flap, lappet, etc.); (kendo) loin guard; kanji radical enclosing the top-left corner of a character; woman; -ass

1

crime of conscience; premeditated crime; act carried out while knowing that it should not be

1

insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind

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to doubt one's own eyes

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tears (from being deeply moved); tears of gratitude

2

to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully

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(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)

3

stirring up trouble in order to get credit for resolving it; profiting from solving problems created by oneself

1

irreligion; lack of religion; unbelief

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talking while standing; standing around talking

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full-face (e.g. helmet)

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ocher (colour); ochre

2

noble (birth); royal; august; exalted; high-born; of high rank

2

mortal enemy; sworn enemy; nemesis

1

declaration; statement

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contempt; disdain; scorn

2

brand; mark

1

standing figure; standing posture; dancing pose

1

deep; profound; complicated; advanced; impenetrable

1

horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise

1

trial and tribulation; hardships; privations; difficulties

1

long (time); longstanding; for a long time

1

downcast look

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