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eldest brother

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in succession; one by one

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proxy; representative

2

uncertain; indefinite

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safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury

3

difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm, interest, commitment, etc.

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losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose

3

shameless; shameless person

3

to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract

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blockage; blockade; blocking up; stoppage; obstruction; occlusion

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to penetrate a body (e.g. with a spear or bullet); to breathe new life into; to provide a potential solution

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to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)

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yellow card

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vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology

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great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)

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granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman

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not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe

2

conversion (to a different religion, denomination, etc.); change (of ideology, interest, taste, etc.); switch

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earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate

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granddaughter

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husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law

3

seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)

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to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)

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disillusionment

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jokingly; in the form of a joke

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to lead someone around by the nose

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although I say; although one might say; although called

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to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain

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fixed date; appointed day

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attendance; participation; presence

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regularization; regularisation; getting up speed; proceeding at full tilt

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noble visitor

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military uniform

2

to dress up

1

leader; authority; mainstay

2

those present; attendance

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saint

2

kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to to treat wood, paper, etc.

3

ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for

2

gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash

5

astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum

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to dilute; to water down

4

undiluted solution (of)

2

chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go

2

celebration; congratulations

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chamberlain

4

at the meeting; on the occasion

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surprise

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devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding

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to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)

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