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soft sound; dampening (of sound)

3

explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology

1

timid person; coward

2

sutra

1

every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart

1

tone deafness; amusia; having no ear for music; having no sense of (e.g. direction); being hopeless when it comes to (e.g. computers); -illiterate

2

study of foreign languages; linguistics

2

humming; crooning

1

expression; look; countenance; face

1

teaching your grandmother to suck eggs; teaching something to someone who knows more than you; preaching to the choir; (lit.) lecturing to the Buddha

1

timidity; cowardice; prudence; pedantry

1

having poor eyesight

1

to not be worthy of the reputation (e.g. restaurant, Diet member, etc.); to not be worth the name; to not deserve to be called

2

spiral; helix; screw

6

to cheat each other

1

slow; sluggish; dull; lax (regulation, handling, etc.); slack; sloppy

3

back-alley doctor

3

to sleep like a log; to sleep like a baby

1

dormancy; quiescence; diapause

2

tray

2

oily; greasy; sticky

3

heartburn; sour stomach

1

pit viper (esp. the mamushi, Gloydius blomhoffi)

2

just past noon; afternoon

1

chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses

1

several days later

1

individual; specimen

1

reflection (of light); reflection (of society, attitudes, etc.); application (of an update, changes, etc.); taking effect

1

being in abstraction; being dazed; being absentminded; stargazing

1

approval; acceptance; recognition; private seal; signet

1

to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with

2

your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)

3

praise; tribute; inscription (on a painting)

1

(not) much; (not) very; (arch.) like this; (arch.) as a rule

2

peace (esp. of the world); peace and calm; tranquility; tranquillity

2

corner of the eye

5

to make a lasting impression

2

resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace

1

shogi; Japanese chess

1

one's own ground; one's own position; one's own area of the field (soccer, rugby, etc.)

2

exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover

2

betrayal; defection; treachery; apostasy

1

sounds good; sure thing; no problem

1

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

2

casual; doing something without taking it too seriously

1

organ donation

2

to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)

3

donor (blood, organ, etc.)

2

wishes of a deceased person; dying wish

2

favorite; favourite; habitually used

2