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to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)

5

to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with

12

taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)

1

end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring

1

concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...

1

cold sweat

3

grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip

9

to feel ashamed

1

century egg; thousand-year old egg; hundred-year old egg; preserved egg (Chinese delicacy)

3

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

18

eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning

6

joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)

5

(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case

2

traditional culture

1

on the occasion of; at the time of

4

background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)

2

in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea

2

last-minute cramming; overnight cramming; (vegetables) pickled just overnight

1

under a tree

2

to cut by abrasion; to cut by rubbing; to use up (all one's money)

1

release (of information, documents, etc.); disclosure; display; discovery

2

irrigation

1

honorific affix; honorific prefix

1

water and fish

1

rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling

2

stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)

5

sounding of a drum or hand drum; sound of drums; full (stomach); bursting

2

government office; agency; board

1

lawn; sod; turf

3

beach; seashore; captured pieces; captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank

3

sitting; feast; speech

4

to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread

3

ahem; harrumph

5

youngest brother; last disciple

3

child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing ...)

27

beautiful custom; fine custom; good custom

144

(written) invitation; letter of invitation

6

promotion; advancement; rising in rank

5

announcing the succession to another's stage name

2

and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)

1

succession to another's professional name

3

leader; pioneer; guide; leader (in Shugendō)

1

to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over

6

program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme

17

masterful performance; virtuosity

1

Qing dynasty (of China; 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty

2

all sorts of; all kinds of

1

older sister and younger brother

1

next; secondly; subsequently

1

order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive

2