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traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...

1

to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)

1

to give a broad grin; to smirk

1

slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late

1

celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position

1

I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

1

you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only

1

kitten; small cat

1

nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply

1

phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item

1

to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)

1

that sort of; like that

1

to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank

2

to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason

2

to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple

1

to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away

1

to hurt; to smart; to sting

1

lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication

1

to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)

4

unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement

1

because of this

1

to cast down one's eyes

1

to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse

1

vocal sound; tone of voice

1

flush; blush

1

to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)

1

to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)

1

another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally

4

to stop (plug) one's ears

1

chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table

1

falling heavily

1

to put on (coat, gown, etc.)

1

yakuza

1

boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)

1

taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...

1

seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles

3

to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)

1

to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace

1

(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of

1

query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry

3

lending and borrowing

1

cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)

1

suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange

1

rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

1

hot topic; talk of the town

1

noise

1

letter (of alphabet); character; writing

4

news programme; news program

1

telop; television opaque projector; device used to broadcast onscreen text (e.g. subtitles, captions); onscreen text and images (e.g. subtitles, captions, scrolling tickers, logos)

2

treachery; betrayal; perfidy

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