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sincere; honest; faithful

2

with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)

2

to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse

2

yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof

19

to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

2

genre; category; kind

1

distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion

5

to court; to woo; to approach defiantly

2

maybe; could be; might

1

to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from

2

lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap

1

music school; music academy; conservatory

1

public performance; exhibition in a foreign country

6

to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)

3

telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration

2

pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in

1

3rd day of the month; three days

4

knit; knitted fabric; knitted garments

3

state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances

1

see; you see; ha

1

cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits

3

unnecessary; not needed; not necessary

1

duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus

1

more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once

1

had better ...; had better not ...

10

piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper

1

telephone number; phone number

1

after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.

2

(telephone) call; ring (of a telephone); shout; call; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call)

1

answering machine; answerphone

1

to change (to); to switch (to); to be replaced (by)

2

just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of

2

clear; bright; sunny

3

to overflow from something full

1

to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate

2

perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly

2

brand-new article; new item

1

it seems that; as if

1

report; information

4

telephone call; telephone (device)

1

to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour

1

hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)

1

to listen to in an ecstasy

2

modesty; humility; being humble

1

no!; no no!; no, not at all

3

vocal music

7

study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount

2

future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to

3

opera

6

to appear on the stage

5