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actual age; true age

1

to experience

5

(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)

12

design; sketch

8

wild rose; briar; multiflora rose (Rosa multiflora); baby rose; Japanese rose

2

red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each

3

to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by

5

here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots

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and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism

4

deep-seated grudge; hatred

2

paste; glue; clothing starch

2

to iron; to do the ironing

1

in a tousled manner; in a ruffled fashion; in a disorderly manner; with a fluster; confusedly; messily

1

cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible

1

to weave in (a pattern, colour, material, etc.)

5

artificial flower; imitation flower; artificial flower making

1

to declare; to plead

2

to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten

2

nowhere

2

to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound

7

change of job; change of occupation; career change

4

giving one's name; self-introduction; announcing one's name, rank, lineage, etc. (of a samurai on the battlefield); name given to male members of the nobility and samurai class upon coming of age; Japanese kanji reading used in names

10

Great Leap Forward (failed attempt to industrialize China and increase agricultural production; 1958-1960); significant breakthrough; great strides

1

to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical

4

making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)

5

friendship; companionship; fraternity; comradeship

1

one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)

1

(balance) scales; carrying pole; shoulder pole; thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); spreader bar

4

in proportion to; just as much as

6

opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province

1

sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus

1

marsh; swamp; obsession; addiction; ugly man; retard

26

uncle

4

coming home in the morning (after staying out all night)

2

to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back

5

face of a dead person

1

far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry

3

mask; disguise; guise; mask

5

mortgage; security; hypothec; pledge

1

proneness to being ill; being sick a lot; proneness to disease

1

note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work

1

to feel nauseous

2

methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it

3

to cry and shout; to scream

1

date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)

7

to shake one's head (in denial)

3

unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel

3

to lose one's energy; to be cowardly

1

to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of

2

quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly

3