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to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block

1

technique; art; skill; move

3

elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article

2

party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner

1

3rd day of the month; three days

2

lower half of the body; nether parts

1

nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing

2

moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet

11

kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)

1

to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create

1

mucus; mucilage; viscous liquid; phlegm

1

any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer

2

state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances

4

to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish

1

to snatch (from someone); to tear (away); to steal

1

to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand

2

to set aside

4

to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble

3

to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something

1

victory or defeat; victory and defeat

1

victory; triumph; win; conquest; success

3

at times; occasionally

2

dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

3

to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone

1

old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn

1

dignified; majestic; stately; lordly; commanding

1

gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons

3

to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive

2

air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all

2

skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament

3

greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)

1

railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations

2

to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)

1

to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)

6

bag; satchel; briefcase; basket

3

chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter

3

book of secrets

3

throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...

1

to suffer an embarrassing defeat

1

unable to back down; unable to withdraw; stuck in a position where one cannot pull back; committed

1

the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down

1

(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season

7

at once; immediately; without delay; promptly

8

vacuum; absolute void; complete vacuity

1

wave motion; undulation; surge; wave

1

early-summer rain

1

repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. in boxing, baseball)

1

cancellation; cancelling (a person, e.g. for an inflammatory remark); cancel culture

1

lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)

2

roundhouse kick; turning kick

1