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to wash away; to rinse off

3

sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic

1

to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint

4

member of a theatrical troupe

1

shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom

2

hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible

2

before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to

3

to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper

1

to correct oneself; to restate

4

shyness; bashfulness; shame

5

to be commonly referred to as; as people say; as the saying is; they say

1

to give an order; to place an order; to have made to order

1

junior

1

land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap

1

field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness

1

seven o'clock

2

wristwatch; watch

2

six o'clock

2

broom

14

diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away

1

rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse

6

double; twice (as much); twofold

2

four times (as much); quadruple; fourfold

1

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

2

earnestly; immediately; exactly

3

male carer (at a nursery school, children's home, etc.); childcare worker

1

restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence

5

attendance; presence; appearance

7

healthy body

4

to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of

5

rare; seldom

2

suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly

1

sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay

2

to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of

1

both (people)

1

feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear

5

formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff

2

true friend; close friend

3

always; usually

2

self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person

2

at once; there and then; immediately

2

advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)

1

relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation

2

construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation

1

to rely on

3

Kentarou

1

O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray

4

knowledge and action; ruling a fief; ruling a territory given by one's liege; territory given by one's liege

1

spoilt child

1

older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella

2