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finish; completion; the end

2

slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)

7

back; behind; rear

15

to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation

19

middle of the night; dead of night

3

time (three times, each time, etc.); times

3

futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)

2

to take upon oneself; to pull (a thing) over one's head

1

loud; sonorous; ringing

2

declaration; proclamation; announcement

5

to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last

28

person

20

have-nots

1

mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo

1

to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause

9

volunteer

2

to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)

12

developing country

1

Official Development Assistance; ODA

1

homeless; homeless person

1

emergency food distribution (esp. cooked rice)

1

unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular

2

boy; man; male

24

to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up

9

helping hand; help; support; aid

1

to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)

1

before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed

1

welcome!; nice to see you!

1

welcome; reception

3

to meet face-to-face

2

teary eyes

6

to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination

3

to dent; to indent; to depress; to humiliate

1

thereupon; shortly thereafter

3

attacking a fleeing enemy; additional attack on a weakened enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation

2

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

5

pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says

2

pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas

1

to rescue from; to help out of; to save

7

duty; obligation; responsibility

3

not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned

4

duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus

2

to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely

1

you; dear; honey

71

correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform

2

thanks; gratitude

5

to do

1

noblesse oblige

1

Japanese (language)

4

noble; aristocrat; peer

3