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to cover one's face

4

to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat

2

sluice gate; water gate; flood gate

1

burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture

1

as if; as though

2

anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case

4

to bear; to endure

3

any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away

6

cry; crying voice

1

to lose hope

1

doze; nap; snooze

2

to jump up; to spring up

3

wet through; drenched

2

to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor

1

joints; points (of a speech)

1

the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous

1

go to bed early

1

mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence

1

grimace; sullen face

1

to take care of

1

troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)

1

to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward

4

various types

1

sugar

2

milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)

2

to date; as of now

1

to be mistaken for; to be confused with

1

the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since

8

heat haze; shimmer of hot air

1

to stay in one's heart; to be enduringly memorable; to be unforgettable

1

to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)

1

to be tinged red

2

go home; get out

3

aim

2

lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication

1

to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter

1

to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)

1

diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted

1

weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation

3

local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

5

tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard

2

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly

3

learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics

1

field; sphere; realm; division; branch

1

baseless; groundless

1

first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag

1

cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky

2

size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)

3

external; outside

1

cause; origin

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