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broom

6

to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in

3

one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre

1

bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)

2

safety pin

1

appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence

2

completion; perfection; accomplishment

2

quick work; (clever) feat

1

sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent

2

great speed; extreme speed; swiftness

1

process; course; mechanism

1

ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)

2

proud; haughty; arrogant

1

complexity

1

structure

2

structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern

3

appearance; emergence

1

one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N

1

second (unit of time); arc second

3

what

1

squashed; crushed

1

to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent

1

to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress

2

point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark

1

to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine

1

personification; impersonation; embodiment

1

Tokyo Tower

1

Japan's best; number one in Japan

1

postwar period; period after Second World War

1

half century

1

prosperity; thriving; flourishing

1

symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation

1

(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank

1

to maintain; to continue to have

1

radio tower

1

dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance

1

cat's cradle

13

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

4

dear friends; (all of) you or those men

1

to wear; to be dressed in; to have on

2

gold, silver and bronze (medals)

1

to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)

1

conviction; belief; confidence

1

spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour

1

fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest

1

primary school; elementary school; grade school

1

lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)

1

head-on fight; head-to-head contest; serious contest

1

corpse; dead person

1

to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on

2