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right on the heels of yesterday; only yesterday

2

continuous; continual; unceasing; incessant; without interruption

1

electronic sound

1

sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep

1

to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder

1

source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis

1

person of high rank or position

2

will to fight; fighting spirit; morale

2

abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)

1

careless (with something, esp. time, money, promises, etc.); lax; loose-fitting; relaxed-fit; laid-back (e.g. beat, rhythm); easygoing (e.g. atmosphere)

2

scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting

1

Liliaceae (the lily family)

1

genus

1

bad poem; my humble poem; stooped over (e.g. old people); bowed; stalling; having a relapse

2

the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly

4

wake-up call

1

infrared data communication

1

emoji; pictorial symbol; pictograph; ASCII art

6

emoticon; smiley; kaomoji

1

blip bleep; in short repeated movements

1

common hill mynah (Gracula religiosa); hill myna; myna bird

2

to screw up (one's face); to scrunch up; to pucker up; to furrow (one's brow); to wrinkle

1

to shoot dead (with an arrow)

1

mailbox; letter box; mailbox; inbox

1

why; how

1

reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer

4

to shut one's mouth; to hold one's tongue; to keep silent

1

considerably; greatly; a lot

1

newly arrived; newly received

2

quipping back at something said by oneself; poking fun at one's own comment

1

inverted triangle

2

everyday occurrence

2

on bad terms; at loggerheads

1

to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit

10

gas (as a fuel); gas (state of matter); poison gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove; gas cooker

1

joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint

1

wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent

1

result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; effect; use; benefit

1

mishearing

1

to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.

2

bang on the money; spot on; right answer

1

destitution

1

to hang oneself; to strangle oneself

1

resultant; consequential

2

all right (e.g. when guiding a driver); keep coming; OK; I've got it

1

soba noodles eaten at night on New Year's Eve

2

having little left; having few remaining; running short; running low; scant

2

to head home; to leave for home

1

sleeping like a log; (being) fast asleep (bombed, crashed)

2

Kadomatsu

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