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distance of eight sun (approx. 24 cm); dish or tray of this size (esp. used in kaiseki cuisine to serve several kinds of delicacies); food served in such a dish; variety of thick, traditional Japanese paper

1

small sum of money

1

to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor

9

to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

2

to start eating

2

five (long cylindrical things)

5

on hand; readily available

1

rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling

2

to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about

15

to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with

1

in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability

3

(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning

2

conclusion

8

mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)

6

para-; Paralympics

1

(grape) wine

4

sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages

7

trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial

1

idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon

1

shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold

2

with a bang

5

impudence; cheekiness; impertinence

7

certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly

2

for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze

3

shh!; sh!; shoo!

1

gesture; sign; hand signal

1

currying favour; being anxious to please; bootlicker

1

filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)

1

profound; careful; mature

2

this much; this amount

1

wet nurse; nursing mother

3

(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course

6

flower bed

2

for use by children; for children

1

carpet; rug (esp. felt)

1

naked person (esp. child)

1

playing house

1

half-eaten

3

naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid

2

lap blanket

1

next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)

6

to become hungry

7

to give; to do ...

3

sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence

2

obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded

2

bad reputation; disgrace; unpopularity

1

hair (on the head); tresses; locks

1

to some extent; to a certain extent

10

nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting

2

going down the road; travelling; lyric composition describing scenery a traveler sees on the way (traveller); eloping

2