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courteous; decorous; polite

1

trend of the times; way things are going

2

disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position

1

twilight; sunset; dusk; evening

1

not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it

2

genius; prodigy; natural gift

1

desire to act only in one's self-interest; selfish desires

2

to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily

1

unexpected; surprising

1

otherwise; or else; if not

3

one eye; one of one's eyes

8

loss of eyesight; loss of vision; going blind; blindness

4

even if; even though; however; no matter how

2

to take; to catch; to capture

2

thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected

1

to talk nonsense

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it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...

2

one hour

1

speech; address

8

counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.; even number; 109.09 m

7

(brand-)new article

1

person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager

3

disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation

1

curtain; curtains

1

once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time

4

to lose sight of; to miss

1

(within a) city; local

8

with a thump; floppingly

1

to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

1

heartfelt

4

stigma; dishonour; dishonor; infamy

1

to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated

1

formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff

1

poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

1

business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed

1

personal; individual; private

2

straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct

1

to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)

1

in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake

2

by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance

8

friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation

1

harp; harmonica

1

art; fine arts

1

study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science

1

non-fruit-bearing flower; something that is flashy with no content

1

(fine) art; the arts

1

culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)

1

this (very thing); this precisely

2

such

1

smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed

1