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adult striped mullet; in the end; after all is said and done

4

pail; bucket

1

kanji "dog" or "animal" radical at left

1

come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see

19

one game (of go, shogi, etc.); one board (go, shogi, etc.); one office (of a broadcasting station, post office, etc.)

1

disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)

2

before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme

1

cold water; cold sake; cold; cool

2

to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)

13

tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable

6

scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful

16

to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)

1

chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox

3

long; drawn-out; very long

1

busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety

6

to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time

7

heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)

6

to remain; to be left

15

to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off

5

to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace

13

clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)

2

rude; careless; slovenly

1

unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual

3

to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

16

hatchet; axe; wood-chopping; wood-splitting

2

nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)

6

counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.; even number; 109.09 m

1

to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count

14

carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky

1

(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when

5

yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?

7

broom

2

tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing

3

to peel; to skin; to pare

1

unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)

8

poetry of the Tang period; Tang poetry

1

selection; choice; choosing; picking; election

4

investment

1

inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

1

that's the way it is; such is life

9

to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away

3

to arrest; to capture; to seize

1

back; rear; background; behind the scenes

2

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

6

grandiose; exaggerated

4

one's person; around one's person

6

autumn; fall

3

blindness

4

blindness; blind person; illiteracy; illiterate person; ignorance; ignoramus

4

therefore; consequently

4