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nuance

2

arc

1

war cry; battle cry

2

slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out

2

separation; farewell; parting

1

to start singing

1

projection; protrusion; lump; bulge

1

looking into distance; watchtower; distant view

1

flowing style (e.g. of narrating a story); eloquence

1

to listen attentively to; to be lost in

1

to express; to show

1

voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)

1

natural voice (without a microphone)

2

even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)

3

real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope

3

tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)

1

unavoidable; inevitable

2

that gentleman; that lady; he; she

2

approval

1

power; authority; jurisdiction

2

official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation

1

hindrance; impediment

1

intimacy; friendship; friendly relations

2

ascertainment

1

bearer; carrier; person bearing responsibility; person in charge; supporter

1

qualifications; requirements; capabilities

7

childish; child-like; immature; infantile

2

necessary evil

1

to dirty one's hands

1

approval; endorsement

5

to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction; to make it clear where one stands; to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)

1

palatial residence; stately mansion

2

singer

1

stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)

12

whether you like it or not; no matter what one may do; in any event; at all events; (lit.) whether you laugh or cry

1

last; final; end; conclusion; rust

1

to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought

2

black kite (Milvus migrans)

1

aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu; frying in oil; deep-fried food

1

proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim

1

parent and child

2

dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia

2

twilight; time for disasters (similar to 'the witching hour' but not midnight)

1

growth; metamorphosis

1

nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world

1

ease and comfort

1

lucky you

1

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

2

about 80%; almost certainly; mostly

2

waste of time; killing time

1