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time and effort; trouble

1

to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)

4

to be related by blood

2

maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting

2

to spend time (on doing something)

1

as always; as ever; though it's always the case

2

obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty

2

to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson

2

crowd; throng

1

bearded face; unshaven face; hairy face

2

conflagration; fire

1

(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad

5

with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter

2

to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out

1

capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive

6

to spoil; to rot; to corrode

1

stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure

1

oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say

1

it's been a long time; long time no see

2

progress

1

bird of prey

1

clear; pure; noble

1

attaching the polite suffix "-sama" to somebody's name (more polite than "-san")

3

one's seniors and juniors; seniority-based hierarchy

1

being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work

2

to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)

3

being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)

2

to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker

1

questions and answers; dialogue

4

control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order

2

trematode (i.e. a fluke)

1

big and round (eyes, shaven head, etc.)

1

assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)

4

to weaken

8

one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path

3

curious onlookers; rubbernecks

1

news

1

newspaper

1

to burn into one's memory; to sear an image

1

brave; heroic; gallant

1

fond; (soup) stock

2

spark

1

bad taste

1

high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score

2

gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream

3

to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)

1

notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)

1

to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for

2

looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something

2

misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)

1