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just a minute; small quantity

2

pessimistic

1

to grow old; to age

2

foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation

2

slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late

3

by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)

8

normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station

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despair; hopelessness

1

in the same way as; just like

3

to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss

1

just because; even if; even though

4

guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy

2

necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement

29

approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like

33

so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already

37

isn't that right?

1

refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly

1

to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry

6

inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)

7

tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well

6

to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)

1

by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing

7

Aesop's Fables

2

to translate; to interpret

3

finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)

1

survival

1

interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)

3

one animal (small)

2

rice grasshopper (of genus Oxya); grasshopper; locust (of family Catantopidae)

3

hunger and cold

1

to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with

1

to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

1

all but dead; half killed

2

Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

3

ant

4

house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name

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next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to

1

unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful

1

to bend forward; to stoop; to bow

1

you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she

6

to fall on one's backside; to be exhausted; to lose strength; to lose one's abilities

1

wheat

1

barley (Hordeum vulgare)

1

ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only

2

(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead

1

you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...

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suffering; distress; difficulty; hardship; misery; being bogged down

1

to rescue from; to help out of; to save

2

wage; recompense

1

petition

1