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complete change; about-face

1

deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)

2

precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed

2

waterfall; (arch.) rapids

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difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap

1

sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling

2

quantity or volume of water

1

rainbow

1

show; exhibition; spectacle

1

mass

1

direct hit

3

place of destination

1

best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far

2

water current

1

story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

1

covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext

1

waterfall; cataract; cascade

1

where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes

2

recklessness; daredevilry; rashness; (arch.) long-lasting

1

several minutes; a few minutes

3

bulletin board; notice board; billboard; roadside sign; sign on a post, usu. wooden, esp. containing information about a sight, warning, congratulations, etc.

1

tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy

3

monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook

4

to dance (orig. a hopping dance)

2

to indicate; to show; to point to

2

time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance

1

12 signs of the Chinese zodiac

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the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar

1

afternoon; p.m.

2

3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma

2

five o'clock

2

to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem

3

passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle

9

difficult to ...; hard to ...

1

among these; between these; of these; in here; in this

1

severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair

1

passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)

1

lute

2

to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie

3

musical performance

1

speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise

1

hearsay; learning by hearsay

1

as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible

1

to start singing

1

singing voice; (sound of) singing

1

flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda

1

fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)

1

to extol; to give praise

1

large tree

4

unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously

2