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wandering

2

deadly poison

2

to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen

4

to freeze

1

to freeze; to refrigerate

2

glacier

1

young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice

2

to be conceited

1

old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence

5

exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe

2

chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply

4

obliteration; annihilation

3

well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)

1

friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by

6

half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)

16

small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature

4

old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

3

waking up early; getting up early; early rising

1

five o'clock

7

toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.

6

entirety; whole; balance (in Zen); equality

2

particle; grain

4

Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits

1

between times; when there's a spare moment

1

to dispatch (someone); to send; to make go fast (a car, horse, etc.); to drive; to move quickly (one's pen, eyes, etc.); to run (one's eyes over something)

2

armed forces; military; troops

7

obstacle; hurdle

2

(not) even once; (not) ever

22

to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)

1

switching over to; migration; transition

14

to exchange words

1

support; stay; prop

1

this morning

5

careful observation; close attention

1

to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness

2

to one's delight; to one's joy

1

be on your guard!; take care!

1

portion; part; snapshot; glimpse

1

bridge of nose

5

sudden change; upheaval

1

to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed

2

between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea

3

daily routine; daily work; daily lesson

2

to become a little hungry; to become a bit peckish

1

grilling (fish) with salt; broiling with salt; boiling seawater to get salt

1

whole roast (e.g. pig, turkey, etc.)

3

umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum

2

tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables

2

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

1

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

4