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modesty; humility; being humble

4

to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop

3

personality; character; personal appearance; gentility

2

peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity

4

support

6

to keep balance

2

since some time ago; for quite a while; already

1

embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin

1

to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path

1

falling plump; falling down flat

1

to fall on one's backside

1

to lend a hand; to help

5

dust; one ten-billionth

2

to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)

4

to wear glasses; to put on glasses

1

to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten

5

expressing oneself without words or gestures; force of personality

2

to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up

2

a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon

1

wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice

2

ambassador

2

party (political); person who is fond of; fan of

1

historic; historical

1

sea cucumber (Holothuroidea spp.)

1

to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love

4

several seconds

3

correct answer

1

to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)

1

man

1

very popular; highly favoured

1

to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

6

possibly; by some possibility; perhaps

4

years later

1

you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure

3

to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)

1

to giggle

2

headwind; adverse wind

6

to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate

1

power; authority; influence

1

to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it

1

uncouth person; disgusting fellow; nuisance; outcast; bore

1

Look for a big tree when you want shelter; Serve the powerful for your own good

1

to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up

1

crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers

9

relationships formed by wealth will end when the money ends; the relationship ends when the money runs out; the end of money is the end of love

1

colleagues; cronies; merry men

1

to try all possible means

3

highway; freeway; expressway; motorway

1

going in the opposite direction; going against the wind; running or operating a machine in reverse (such as an electric motor)

1

opening fully; full throttle; full power

5