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evening; dusk; twilight

1

opening of a pool (e.g. for the summer season)

2

since then; after that

1

to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up

4

camera

2

bang on the money; spot on; right answer

1

earnings

1

film

1

to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere

1

tsk-tsk (used to indicate that someone is mistaken); tut-tut

1

purpose; utility; objective; way to use something

1

to use (as a tool) for one's own advantage; to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse

1

bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible

1

convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)

1

originator; promoter

1

hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste

1

to make eye contact

1

it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

1

bathing; going in the bath

1

to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

2

to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)

1

frog

1

carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease

1

to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp

1

to be able (to); to be possible (to)

2

way of living; manner of living; lifestyle

2

uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual

1

puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious

1

closing time; lockup; curfew

2

overtime; outside of hours (school, office, surgery, etc.)

1

almost every day; almost daily

1

electric power

1

expression; look; countenance; face

2

to break the silence; to break one's silence

1

boarder; boarding student

1

one's duty; one's part

1

living together; communal life; cohabitation

1

to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die

6

to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform

1

to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust

2

counter for laps or circuits; perimeter; Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty

2

marathon

1

major cleanup; spring cleaning

4

bothersome; tiresome; bother to do

1

clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely

1

in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover

3

notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties

1

in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

1

order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class

1

what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels

2