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to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained

3

miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic

1

to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate

1

to bring back; to restore

1

to long (for); to yearn (for); to love ardently; to do eagerly; to do with restless anticipation

2

since when; from when; how long

1

to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind

1

shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation

2

still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet

1

thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound

1

annoyance; irritation; vexation; abdominal spasms; convulsions; cramps

1

to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits

1

distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric

2

to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink

1

to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate

1

all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly

1

to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

1

to remain in memory (of sounds and words); to linger in one's ears

1

to turn round; to face about; to turn about

2

standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability

1

courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts

1

good night

1

to cover one's face

1

beginning of the year; new year; New Year's call; New Year's greetings

1

making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform

1

to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate

3

one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan

1

graduation ceremony; commencement

1

prom

2

third-year student; third-year pupil

2

marrying to become a housewife; (lit.) permanent employment (once one becomes a housewife)

1

bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy

1

son

1

your daughter; young woman

1

it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?

3

draft budget

1

meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention

1

fair copy; clean copy

1

rush; dash; charge

1

compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement

1

attack; attack (on a difficult task); tackling; making an assault (on a summit); attack

1

to get to know each other; to make acquaintance

1

acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard

1

to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate

1

merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism

1

mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)

1

secondary residence

1

confinement; imprisonment; incarceration

3

mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother

1

brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother

1