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to sew on

1

to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

1

opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items

16

to grapple

1

finally; after; following; at the end (of)

1

to pluck (e.g. an apple); to pick; to tear off (e.g. a ticket stub); to break off (e.g. a branch)

1

valuable; high-priced; precious; monetary value; price

2

deceased; late; dead; departed

10

civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)

7

to perceive; to grasp (the situation)

1

good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck

16

temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room

19

example; instance; precedent; custom; habit

4

to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)

5

betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)

1

dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point

2

detailed; minute

1

difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy

21

upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)

1

to share

7

rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival

5

purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive

1

prisoner

3

self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy

1

arts and sciences; liberal arts

1

encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation

3

doctor; physician

2

doctor's rounds (in a hospital)

1

proposal; proposition; suggestion

4

at that time; in those days

8

as (for); for; in the capacity of

3

ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making

1

the wise and the foolish

1

each; (arch.) you (plural)

1

talent; ability

3

state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth

1

to detain; to keep; to lock up; to retain; to leave (a letter) till called for

1

to tell; to announce; to declare; to pass (a sentence); to order

2

complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression

11

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

2

but; however; although

7

what's the best thing to do?; what to do?

1

to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave on one's liver

3

gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)

7

connection; link; relationship

2

opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows

9

to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder

1

to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable

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to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official

1

to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order

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