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to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)

8

to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits

1

favorite; favourite; habitually used

2

single-stringed Japanese zither

1

musical instrument

1

to overflow from something full

2

veil of darkness; curtain of night

1

loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal

3

natural scientist; philosopher

4

view; outlook; prospect

1

to come back

8

tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard

1

to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to squeeze; to bind; to wring; to screw in (e.g. a bulb)

2

tie; necktie

3

personal belongings; personal effects

1

seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of

3

easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going

3

to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)

1

to be softened; to calm down

2

locked room; secret room

1

to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...

4

ventilation; airflow

1

feeling of a house or a room

1

to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved

2

just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)

2

feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace

8

weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation

1

various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that

4

it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written

4

peerage (in Japan; 1869-1947); nobility; aristocracy

1

directory; list

1

two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)

2

former feudal lord

1

social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family

1

to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in

5

to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry

3

nickname

1

engineering course

1

head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)

1

regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better

1

studying abroad; studying overseas

1

selection; choice; choosing; picking; election

1

to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged

2

future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to

9

promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule

5

elite

1

to call (someone) to come; to call for; to summon; to always call (someone by a name); to become used to calling

2

(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe

1

to shout (in anger); to yell

3

lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger

3