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to have an accident (esp. traffic accident); to cause an accident

2

O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray

1

to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit

1

first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job

1

sutra

1

longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long

3

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

2

something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another

2

helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)

2

nikujaga; meat and potato stew

1

-ish; -like

1

to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough

2

(a) few; some; several

1

plate; dish

2

piece; fragment; one (object)

2

zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)

1

a certain ...; some ...

1

should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

1

prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish

1

hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour

5

cicada; locust; small-sized pulley

1

sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)

1

that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there

5

pitch black

1

to be boiled; to be cooked

2

large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate

2

strenuous exertion; spurt; splurge

1

helper; assistant; help

1

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

2

fish

2

to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order

3

to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish

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yes; that is so

5

moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)

4

thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting

3

relief; peace of mind

2

three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton

1

five; 5

1

thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words

1

serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce

1

may I ask (for); might I ask (that)

1

baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage

1

hindrance; intrusion

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it's been a long time; long time no see

1

to bring someone along

2

lover; mistress

1

hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar

2

two

1

soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost

1

wordly things; common customs; the world; the (common) people; secularity

1