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Oiwa

1

Banshū; Harima province

1

white kimono in which dead person is dressed

1

full impact; packing a punch

1

to carry out a scheme

2

a word or two

1

appearing continuously (e.g. on stage, on screen, in a game); remaining on stage for an entire performance; making continuous appearances; being out all the time; being constantly on the go; being in attendance continuously (e.g. at a meeting)

1

authenticity; credibility

1

adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)

10

Japanese clothes

2

tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge

2

setsubun; last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4) on which a bean scattering ceremony is held; last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)

1

sowing beans (or pulses, etc.); scattering parched beans (to drive out evil spirits)

1

how dare ...; how could ...; surprisingly; unexpectedly

1

to spoil; to rot; to corrode

3

fur seal (esp. the northern fur seal, Callorhinus ursinus); Alaskan fur seal

5

sharp tongue; eloquence

1

high; high school

9

flower-shaped family crest

1

commercial affairs

1

veterinary clinic; veterinary hospital

1

female doctor

1

to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)

1

exponential growth; geometric progression

1

stain; blot; flaw; disgrace

2

walrus (Odobenus rosmarus)

1

Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus); northern sea lion

1

leaping over multiple steps in stairs (e.g. when in a hurry)

2

sharp (blade, image, mind, etc.); sharp; number sign; hash sign; mechanical pencil

2

leotard

1

rope

26

rhythmic gymnastics

1

crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over

1

to kill; to choke the life out of

3

on Earth; on the earth

2

vein (visible under the skin); bulging veins (esp. in the head)

1

owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)

6

to run swiftly; to speed; to dash; to charge ahead (in pursuit of some goal); to push forward

8

sari; saree

2

lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass

29

to take a breath; to take a short rest

2

curious onlookers; rubbernecks

1

hill; knoll

1

hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius); hippo

6

log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis); test subject (of human experiments performed by Unit 731 during WWII); (arch.) prostitute dressed as a Buddhist nun

2

to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate

5

worn-out; run-down; beat-up; shabby; dilapidated

2

brute; savage; fiend

3

human speech; human language; sound of people talking

1

to understand; to appreciate; to interpret

1