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straight-laced person; stubborn person

4

at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)

8

to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience

3

departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal

1

nightmare; bad dream

2

chopsticks

1

pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously

1

chatting; idle talk

2

very; greatly; exceedingly

1

regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable

1

gossip; idle talk; chat

1

proceedings (e.g. parliament, congress); business (of the day)

1

turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)

1

revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization

1

piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.

2

intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart

2

something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts

1

to ask a question; to begin to ask a question

4

to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)

2

synthesizer; synthesiser

6

to answer a question

1

even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is

1

to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening

1

experienced; already had an experience (with something)

2

to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour

1

unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)

2

polite language (e.g. masu, desu)

1

to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly

4

driving; pounding in; falling badly in love; putting (one's heart) into; step recording (in electronic or computer music)

7

dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome

3

orders; instructions; directive; command

1

founder

1

to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big

2

machine parts; machinery; equipment

3

to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)

19

thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts

1

entering (the marketplace); introducing (something) to the market; access; visiting a high-class or noble individual

1

three; 3

1

flourish of trumpets; fanfare

1

absolute

2

and then; after that

8

to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist

2

name of a piece of music; (musical) number; (musical) program; programme; selection (of music)

15

before the week is out; before the week is over; within the week; sometime this week

2

to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)

1

the right person in the right place

1

success rate

1

charge (of something); matter in one's charge; (one's) assignment; (one's) job

1

to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss

1

farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case

2