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failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards

2

cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps

4

silence (not speaking); muteness

6

to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with

7

plump; fleshy; well-rounded; pleasant (fragrance); rich

2

water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema

2

to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)

8

fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit

6

analects; sayings

2

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

6

with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)

6

very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best

2

directly; in person; firsthand

2

side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife

2

supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined

2

to half-rise to one's feet

4

(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever

8

flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely

2

shivering; trembling

5

intruder; invader; trespasser; raider

2

one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object

8

to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out

2

one hand

4

to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)

2

to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger

2

slow; tedious; sluggish; irritating

2

by sheer strength; by brute force

2

at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now

6

relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls

2

to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first

4

(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp

9

to drag out

6

to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden

2

notification; pre-1886 administrative order

6

to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in

2

aphrodisiac; love potion; philter

4

to aim at

6

to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated

2

creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep

2

expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility

4

magma

2

taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...

2

lack; deficiency; vacancy; absence; non-attendance

6

thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant

2

to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake

4

to say no more; to sink into silence

2

to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake

2

what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!

5

of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)

20

first departure (of the day); first train; first bus; departing one's home station (of a train, bus, etc.)

2