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old woman

2

one act (of a play); scene; event

1

to eat up; to consume (completely)

1

global environment

1

late at night; small hours of the morning

1

using one's fingers as a comb; combing one's hand through one's hair

1

hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces

1

to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back

1

deceased; late; dead; departed

1

to fall in love

2

vacant space; aperture; gap; opening

4

sleep four hours and pass, sleep five hours and fail (when cramming for university entrance exams)

1

degree (of something); greatness or smallness (of something); quantity; number; amount; size

2

examination war; fiercely competitive university entrance examinations

2

unsuccessful candidate; rejected person

1

after all; in the end

1

thumb print

1

practice kit; practice board; practice partner; training partner

1

to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind

2

have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to

1

to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way

10

antiseptic solution; disinfectant solution

3

hypodermic needle; injection needle

1

examination table (at a doctor's office)

1

first offence; first offense; first offender; first-time offender

2

taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration

1

self-justification; excuse

2

tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement

3

group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude

3

European

1

suspicious person

7

to be ready and waiting; to be on the alert; to be on the watch

1

to narrow (e.g. eyes)

2

thread; yarn; string

3

territory

3

belonging to no party or school of thought

3

surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede

1

storm surge

1

between the waves; in the waves; on the waves; behind the waves; beneath the waves

3

having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose

4

small boat

2

to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

2

appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a piece of type)

3

noisy; boisterous

2

earmuffs (for protection against cold); ear warmers

4

knitted hat; woollen hat

1

thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy

4

march; parade

2

fashion sense; sense of fashion

1

(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances

1