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bookends

2

tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon

9

to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss

1

careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent

1

to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer

1

Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Taro (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)

1

to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away

1

grandfather; male senior-citizen

1

to return evil for good; to return a favour with spite (favor)

1

true story

1

cuttlefish; squid

3

Japanese scallop (Patinopecten yessoensis); Yesso scallop

3

football fish (any fish of family Himantolophidae, esp. the Atlantic footballfish, Himantolophus groenlandicus)

2

spotted garden eel (Heteroconger hassi)

1

requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)

1

sea anemone

1

Chinese-style fried rice

1

recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)

1

three stars (shape); three stars (rating); Orion's belt; Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

1

restaurant (esp. Western-style)

1

renewal; update; innovation; improvement

1

actual state (of things); real state; live; on-the-scene; reporting live; live coverage

1

murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post

1

article; news story; report; account

1

medical examination

1

fashion

2

wet and glistening; slimy; slippery; to have a sheen; to be slimy

1

still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...

1

feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report

1

with a momentary flash of light

1

extra effort; one small touch; small twist

1

kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae

2

vinegar, soy sauce and mirin (or sugar) mixed in roughly equal proportions

1

packing; packaging; face mask; face pack; puck

2

mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short

1

to boil; to simmer

1

slime; sliminess; mucus; viscous liquid

1

vinegar

4

volume number; reel number; number of volumes; number of reels; a set number of scrolls to be read by a Buddhist monk

1

to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even

2

genre; category; kind

1

properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly

3

toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory

2

to rise; to erect; to get up

1

to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about

2

manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)

2

illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane

1

headgear; headdress; (novelty) mask; head mask

1

to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)

1

hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)

1