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abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve

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to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still

2

much less; to say nothing of

3

discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures

1

juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce

1

60th birthday

1

course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)

1

atonement; expiation

1

amateur

1

novice; greenhorn; squirt; worthless person

1

correction; looking over; touching up

1

one's true feelings and one's official stance (which may be at odds); one's real motive and one's stated reason

1

first meeting; first interview with

2

to act suspiciously; to behave in a strange way

1

foolish; stupid; silly

4

present continuous tense; present progressive form

3

not yet known; unknown; strange

4

romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance

3

maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting

1

exposure; disclosure

2

folding book; counter for units of paper and nori (48 pages of Mino paper; 20 pages of hanshi; 10 sheets of nori); counter for folding books, folding screens, shields, etc.; counter for pairs (of curtains); counter for tatami mats

1

winning (a prize)

5

nostalgia

1

to get on; to climb on

2

big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage

2

very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded

1

bitterness; bitter taste

2

to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in

4

after lunch

1

making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform

1

insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task

1

perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance

1

professional debut

1

to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict

1

to shut one's mouth; to hold one's tongue; to keep silent

1

because of this

1

space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings

1

to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive

1

critical moment; do-or-die situation

2

selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage

1

ninety; 90

1

nine; 9

3

to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo

1

kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself

3

to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous

1

teacher and student

2

contract; compact; agreement

1

to make a fist; to clench one's fist

2

to be oversized (overloud, etc.)

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to make somebody lose face; to embarrass someone; to make someone look foolish

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