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(personal) guarantor; (personal) surety; person providing a character reference

2

(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character

4

to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter

2

harbour; harbor; landing place; wharf; anchorage

1

injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid

3

same village; same town; same province

4

the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not

2

crowd of people

3

to rush out from one's mouth (words, phrases, etc.)

1

to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe

1

to appease; to suppress; to calm

1

to fan; to incite; to instigate

1

to rip up (a seam); to burst; to tear; to break out (e.g. into a smile)

1

I can't find the words to thank you; I can never thank you enough

3

flower bed

3

to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)

1

to say; to tell; to state; to do

2

at parting; on parting

2

translation; deciphering; decoding; translation

1

faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre

4

to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant

1

lingering scent

1

relaxation

1

walking; going on foot

2

to slip through; to slip past; to evade

1

smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious

2

eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently

1

demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire

5

that gentleman; that lady; he; she

9

precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred

1

refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; pleasantly; (wearing, etc. something) elegantly; smartly; stylishly

1

sublime; noble; high-minded

1

to be fated to; be linked by fate

3

inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

1

saviour; savior; messiah

2

to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent

2

call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)

1

level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level

4

paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement

1

to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)

3

to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips

1

to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself

1

one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)

1

cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet

2

lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend

1

wiles; art of coaxing

1

initiative

1

to put on coquettish airs; to act flirtatiously; to act kittenish

2

to eagerly look forward to

1

creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep

1