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having one misfortune after another; insult to injury

2

to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse

3

pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black

3

head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent

1

to warm; to heat

3

to take to task; to take it out on

2

piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.

3

to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply

1

to blow off; to be blown off

2

half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer

3

five o'clock

4

to have in one's dreams

3

mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity

1

stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

3

city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly

3

moderate; proper; just right

2

sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance

1

area of holiday homes; area of villas

2

development (of land); preparation (e.g. of ground for housing); reclamation; creation

1

various; several

3

setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage

1

homeroom; form room; home run; human resources; heart rate; house of representatives

5

attendance (at school); going to school

5

with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain

3

bell signalling that work, class, etc. will formally begin shortly; first bell; warning bell

1

end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)

4

first period (e.g. first class in school day)

1

notice; notification; report; posting

2

to scurry home; to run home; to fly back

2

to come back

1

talk show

3

post office

2

post office box

4

news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter

9

taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix

4

talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque

6

fee; charge; fare

9

to antagonize; to provoke antipathy

1

to be sad; to mourn for; to regret

2

to sell over to

1

recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour

1

moving (to a new place); moving in; transfer (to a new school)

1

small child; kid; kiddy; tot; rug rat; ankle-biter

1

difficult problem; challenge

6

bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); French hydrangea

4

intermittent

1

light rain; drizzle

2

to accompany; to go with; to go together

1

point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes

1

staying up all night

6