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to raise overhead

3

older sister; elder sister

1

to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)

1

earthwork; earthworks; laborer; labourer; navvy

1

to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax

1

lump of earth; clod

1

to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block

1

to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail

2

to rise up; to initiate (political) action

2

to bend; to warp; to lose heart

1

mud

1

to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

4

poster

1

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

4

introduction; preface

1

original sin

1

1,000,000; one million; million; many

3

spirits of war dead; person of great ability; soul of a talented person

1

Pacific Ocean

1

bottom; sole

1

one's mother

1

chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus

1

land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap

1

torpedo; (sea) mine; underwater mine

1

to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued

2

indirect

1

Sawada Kenji (1948.6-)

1

neighbouring house; neighboring house

1

Setsuko

1

Kijima Norio (1925.5.10-1990.4.13)

2

greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge

2

to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)

2

boxer; boxer (dog breed)

5

atom

4

Hatai

2

second marriage; remarriage

1

to yearn for; to pine; to be deeply in love with

2

careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering

1

weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)

1

close-up; bringing attention (to); bringing to the fore; putting under close scrutiny

1

a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort

1

mum; mom; mummy; the missus

1

poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful

1

to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)

2

Sakurai Takao (1941.9.25-)

1

debut match; debut fight; debut race

1

one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish

1

hitting; battering

1

passing; (person) who happens to pass by; (place) that one happens to pass by; casual (e.g. romance); momentary

2

one night; one evening; all night; overnight

1