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to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel

3

to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered

2

telling a riddle

1

king

4

territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)

7

happy; auspicious; propitious; naive

4

to finish reading; to read through

3

to excel; to surpass; to be superior; to be conspicuous (esp. forehead and eyebrows); to be prominent; to stand out

1

hatred

10

fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge

1

ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay

2

countries; (various) nations

2

exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin

2

to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy

1

power struggle

4

between the waves; in the waves; on the waves; behind the waves; beneath the waves

1

creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention

1

tragic

1

what do you want?; can I help you?

8

to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)

1

to do something distinguished; to perform great deeds; to distinguish oneself (e.g. in war)

2

patient; unhurried; leisurely

1

(professional) storyteller; hereditary role of narrator in early imperial court

1

(wandering) minstrel; troubadour

16

to be gluttonous; to be greedy; to be voracious; to eat like a horse

3

gourmet food; delicious food; dining on gourmet food; following a lavish diet; living as an epicure

2

delicacy; dainties

3

mushroom

1

to fetch; to go and get

2

taking measurements

1

tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant

3

demonstrative

1

person who has been through a lot; worldly-wise person; one who has seen it all

3

slithering; wriggling

1

paint

1

then; and (then); in that case; if so

3

bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat

2

tough

1

inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness

15

enough about ...

9

to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave

4

short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)

56

one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)

45

women and children

4

glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly

1

unknown; unidentified; unspecified

1

intellectual

1

the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am); east-northeast; first month of the lunar calendar

1

eyebrow; eyebrows

5

original; novel; new

2