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drama club (e.g. at school); dramatic society

3

negotiations; discussions; connection

1

to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)

4

transfer; assignment; conveyance

1

condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite

1

process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work

1

someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)

1

to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor

2

to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower

1

well; now; then

1

sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)

1

obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)

1

to dream (of)

2

to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

1

room; apartment; flat

1

to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry

1

dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

1

downer

1

thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words

1

to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join

2

to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love

2

superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)

1

(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force

1

certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid

1

top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat

1

talent; ability

2

flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming

1

even if I told you

1

university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)

3

to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do

1

to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect

1

to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down

1

as soon as; right after

1

patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy

2

hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound

2

to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for

5

to strangle; to constrict

2

wintertime; winter season

1

armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track

1

be; is

1

to wring the neck; to strangle

2

judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree

2

to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order

1

close to the ear

1

to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations

1

to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind

2

painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)

1

to put one's strength into

2

satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)

3

seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of

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