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to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully

1

father; dad; husband; you; he

3

hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces

1

seven

2

eight; 8

1

movement; move; motion; trend; development; change

4

physical

4

before long; even now

3

pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear

2

to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)

1

to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for

2

to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)

1

froufrou; frou frou; frilly decoration; Furfur; Furtur; mythical great Earl of Hell

1

(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance

1

large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)

1

gem; jewel; precious stone

1

fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)

1

together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

5

expressing one's mind; speaking out

1

instability; insecurity; crankiness

1

situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances

2

not a moment to waste; there is no time to lose; cannot wait any longer

1

breath; breathing; tone; mood

15

thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love

7

to live up to expectations; to meet expectations

1

to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious

3

appearance; expression; manifestation

2

to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)

1

consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care

3

to overflow from something full

1

control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management

1

charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity

1

to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)

1

only once

1

to get to the heart (of the matter); to come to the main point

1

to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip

5

to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of

2

to suffer; to groan; to be worried

3

water's surface

1

to become calm; to die down

1

multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill

3

to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out

1

sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic

1

drawing paper

1

aeroplane; airplane; aircraft

1

flickering; blinking

1

to cross (e.g. road); to traverse

1

reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation

1

trouble

5

obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit

2