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being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to

2

average; leveling; levelling

1

to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in

2

one's party piece; parlor trick; hidden talent

1

teaching the basics; initiation; introduction

1

zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager

10

leading figure; influential figure; mogul

2

trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern

3

white hair; grey hair; gray hair

3

pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person

12

completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered

1

to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)

6

giving lessons at pupils' homes; going to train in stable other than your own

1

explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling

1

enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to

1

admiration; praise

2

one's specialty performance; one's repertoire

1

ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage

2

distantly related

1

somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

3

mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape

2

hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner

1

family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate

1

in addition; besides

15

scarlet; red

1

carpet; rug (esp. felt)

7

this (very thing); this precisely

3

saliva held in one's mouth during times of tension

4

to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress

1

encampment

2

Kagami

1

Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount

6

bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation

1

feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)

1

to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into

1

flowing style (e.g. of narrating a story); eloquence

2

thread; yarn; string

2

coupled with; together

2

weeping; lamenting

2

next; then; after that

6

barrier; checkpoint; checking station

1

capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace

2

sect; denomination; tenets (of a religious sect)

4

craving; longing; thirsting

1

to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply

2

both hands; both arms; ten

6

silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling

1

glossy

1

skill; workmanship; dexterity; quality

1

tears (from being deeply moved); tears of gratitude

1