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failing to recognize someone; underestimation

1

honour; honor; glory; privilege

5

elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air

1

means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull

1

several weeks; a few weeks

1

organic

2

standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to

1

to be charmed by

1

one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key

2

accepting an order; receiving an order; orders received

1

good customer; prime customer; valued clientele

2

confidentially; privately; off the record

1

preferential

1

repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback

3

head chef; master chef

11

humming a tune; humming unconcernedly

3

(the) whole face

5

to feel hungry; to get hungry

2

(eating or drinking) to one's heart's content

1

fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen

2

bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy

2

food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion

2

passion; enthusiasm; zeal

2

outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly

1

impressive; striking; memorable; impactful

1

inheritance; something given or received

1

head; brains; intellect; understanding

5

clear; distinct

1

anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside

2

to happen to pass by; to pass by

1

suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously

1

preparing to flee; being ready to run away

2

improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank

1

precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred

1

to exchange (things); to convert (currency); to be in contrast (to); to contrast (with)

1

annual function; annual event

1

contest of strength; trial of strength

1

hazing; gruelling training; waistband; woman's undergirdle

1

siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate

11

cost price

2

fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest

1

being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)

1

both people; two people; two directions; both directions

1

childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate

2

each other; one another

2

mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both

5

to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival

1

confrontation; showdown

7

to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms

1

to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide

1