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to fall in public esteem; to fall in value (stocks)

1

trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance

2

earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate

1

to lend an ear to; to listen to

1

calorie

1

to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back

1

bandit; brigand

2

pressure

5

to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up

2

odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting

5

to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in

2

newspaper

2

annotation; explanatory note; comment

1

feelings; thoughts; meaning

1

obstinate person; stubbornness; pigheadedness; hard head (like a rock)

1

iron pipe; steel pipe; metal pipe

1

if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

3

misunderstanding

1

high kick

2

though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless

5

exhausting work; hard work; severe duty

1

to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk

4

prostitution

1

additional; extraordinary; outside the norms; special case

1

dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle

4

repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud

1

slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)

1

in process; during execution; runtime

1

occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling

2

setsubun; last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4), day of the bean scattering ceremony; last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)

1

air

1

loach (any fish of family Cobitidae); weather loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus); pond loach

1

to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)

4

eel restaurant

1

goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre

1

eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)

1

comedian

1

O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray

2

appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance

2

to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out

5

envelope

1

to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again

1

(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other

1

representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney

1

some days; several days

1

quick to take a hint; very responsive; quick on the uptake

1

once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time

4

feeling of alienation

1

tap dance

2

mime; dumb show; silent drama; pantomime

1