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behind one's back

2

sergeant

1

good evening

2

tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent

5

to look young; to seem young

1

working; in operation; running; active

4

... is the reason; ... is my excuse

3

second person

1

sisters

6

good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield

14

virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit

8

which; well; now; c'mon

1

elder sister; effeminate man

13

the big two ...; two major ...; two main ...

2

clan; family

2

many; numerous

3

to support; to back up; to revive (e.g. a company); to boost (e.g. morale); to bring up; to raise

2

Muromachi period (1336-1573)

1

illegitimate family lineage

1

to be left in the dust (of); to be outdone (by); to be subordinate (to); to play second fiddle (to); to take second billing (to)

2

rise and fall; ups and downs; welfare; vicissitudes

1

disturbance; upheaval; unrest; war; riot

1

of established reputation; fully established; (universally) recognized; acknowledged; leading

1

Tokui

6

worldly wise; sophisticated; street smart; knowledge of the world (acquired in the school of hard knocks); toughness

2

inborn; innate; inherent; a priori

3

to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated

6

bringing up (one's daughter) like a princess

1

thoroughbred (horse); person of lineage; blue-blood

1

vivid; lifelike; graphic

1

filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); fill-in-the-blank activity

1

sub; substitute; reserve; sub-

1

skiing; ski; skis

1

Paris (France)

1

shrieking; squealing; screeching; chattering (e.g. of a monkey); chittering

2

heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing

3

pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to

4

about 80%; almost certainly; mostly

2

Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō

1

temple hall with a Kshitigarbha (Jizō) image

3

policy; measure

2

exaggeration

6

scarce; rare

2

optimization; optimisation

4

travel planning; travel plans

1

self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride

2

prime; conspicuous

5

baseless; groundless

1

convenience store

3

liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of

4