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waiting in vain

1

patience; endurance; perseverance

2

(hand) weapon; (arch.) one's forte; (arch.) one's special skill; (arch.) weapon one is skilled in using

4

(being) empty-handed; lapse of manners of paying a visit without taking a gift

1

Take it!; Take that!

2

folding fan

1

dirty; vulgar; nasty; offensive; disgusting

1

iron-ribbed fan

1

training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha

3

riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious

3

ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf

1

edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)

5

speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...

9

to blacken; to darken

1

stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration

1

insertion; letter drop; sending to a prisoner; thing sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task

1

hey there; I say; see here

8

string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions

2

to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on

2

cawing (of a crow)

4

to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive

1

what on Earth is this?

2

(one's) wife; (someone's) wife; landlady

2

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

4

being ruined; being spoiled; coming to nothing; complete loss of face

1

the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade

20

simple and honest; unsophisticated; simpleminded; naive; unspoiled

2

guts; pluck; nerve; spirit

3

to grow older (than expected); to advance in age

2

fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless

3

Boso of Provence

1

(stand to) attention!; standing at attention

4

several years; a few years

1

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

2

loud; sonorous; ringing

1

shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")

2

came; went; was (somewhere); here it comes!; there it goes!; as expected!

3

operation; functioning; running

3

one's last moments; hour of death; death throes; agonies of death

1

having a poor endgame; failing at the final stage; missing at the last turn; slacking off at the end

1

wounded; injured

1

most; much; greatly

5

indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions

4

annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out

9

gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK

2

tutorial

2

discipline; training; teaching manners

1

difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn

1

extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)

4

with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life

1