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calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat

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motif

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tiger's mouth; pattern of three stones resembling a cat's face; used as a connection

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distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation

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artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)

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(sole of the) paw; pad

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glove (esp. in sports); mitt; globe

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to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake

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headgear; headdress; (novelty) mask; head mask

4

go home; get out

5

helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging

2

to require the care of others; to need to be looked after; to be troublesome; to be a nuisance; to be a handful

1

dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull

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to make light of; to ignore; to slight

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silent profile (in cell phones); silent mode; vibrate mode

2

fool; twit; idiot; bird-brain

1

going the wrong way; traveling in the opposite direction; going against the wind; running in reverse (of a motor, engine, etc.)

1

community door-to-door campaign; search operation; cleaning campaign carried out thoroughly over an area

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all; every

2

batting practice facility; batting practice center; batting cage

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concert band (as a school activity); wind ensemble

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public performance; exhibition in a foreign country

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tea ceremony; Way of Tea; sadō

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tea party

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comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable

1

conte; short story; tale; comedy sketch; skit

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art club

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backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal

2

to rest; to suspend; to give relief

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vending machine

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to lean (on, against); to rest (against); to recline; to rely on (someone); to depend on

2

falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off

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to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up

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drink; beverage

3

coin; hard currency

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companion; company; tritagonist; second supporting character

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to sniff; to smell

3

piece of cloth

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extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation; severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off

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Hyottoko; comical male character with puckered, skewed mouth; clown; ugly mug; ugly guy

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Frankenstein; Frankenstein's monster

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large statue of Buddha (trad. at least 4.8m high)

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panda

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trunk; torso; body; body (of an aircraft); fuselage; hull (of a ship)

2

sitting cross-legged

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the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there

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fence

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rooftop

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pole; trolley pole; pole (unit of length or area); rod; (opinion) poll

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president (of a society); chairman

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