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heartening; reassuring

1

benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus

1

morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)

1

manner of speaking; way of speaking; intimation; lip service; words

1

how; in what way; in what manner

1

excuse; explanation

5

actually; really

1

to apply; to adapt

1

doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious

1

collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing

1

impossible; unlikely; improbable

1

to carry around; to be roundabout (speech, actions, etc.); to be indirect

1

to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience

1

to parry; to sidestep; to dodge

1

production (e.g. play); direction

1

made of iron

1

aluminum (Al); aluminium

1

alloy

1

to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)

1

like this; in this way; as you see

1

discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment

1

practical effect; efficacy; efficiency

1

enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten

2

an arrow; a retort

1

to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge

1

value; worth; merit

2

ancestor; forefather; foremother

1

to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)

1

plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward

1

large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part

1

self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation

1

ignorance; innocence; stupidity

4

more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others

1

wise; clever; smart

1

misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess

1

marking; grading; scoring

1

to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against

2

advice

1

to join together; to combine; to join up

1

settlement; solution; resolution

1

adaptability; ability to apply knowledge to new situations; practical skills

1

to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy

1

union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)

1

to face on; to look out on to

3

private house

2

dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar

1

hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole

1

all present; all concerned; all of us

1

to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into

1

to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage

1