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to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

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stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity

3

mortar; plaster; stucco

1

to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)

1

sevenfold; seven-ply

1

wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade

1

truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance

1

landing on an aircraft carrier; deck-landing; reaching a warship; arrival of a warship (at a port)

2

fixed date; settlement date

1

direct appeal

3

beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn

1

day after day; day by day

1

aggressive

3

cooking practice; (school) cooking class

1

-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action

2

future (usually near); prospects

3

brainwashing

6

League of Nations

1

bamboo pole

1

to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)

2

agricultural affairs

1

work clothes; fatigues

1

young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic

1

boys and girls

1

to torment; to harass; to tease

1

good-for-nothing; worthless

1

(at the) window

3

(arch.) I; (arch.) me; (person having) thin or shaved eyebrows; affectionate suffix for names of young men or pets

8

visit to console someone; giving comfort (to the sick, injured, etc.); expressing condolences (sympathy, concern, etc.); sympathy call

1

power; authority; influence

2

common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice

2

conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation

3

weeping for joy; crying with happiness

1

agriculture

4

ornamental (foliage) plant; houseplant

1

selective breeding

3

to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in

1

Makiko

2

difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps

1

to swim

2

shell; crust

5

to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute

1

to make a success in life

1

levitation; floating on air; airborne (e.g. bacteria); aero-

1

party (political); person who is fond of; fan of

1

in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of

1

floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)

2

to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out

1

ponytail

2

period; term; interval

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