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Ashiyoro

1

whale (Cetacea spp.)

2

whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic

3

splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight

3

Akan

3

Onnetoh

1

smelt fishing (esp. on a frozen lake); smelt ice fishing

2

mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)

1

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

10

filial piety; showing devotion (to someone)

1

not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe; not completely displeasing; fairly pleasing

1

to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter

2

regret; repentance; remorse

3

finite; limited

1

Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)

1

unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful

2

lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)

1

if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)

1

in a bad mood

1

person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser

1

to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)

1

ryokan; traditional Japanese inn

1

to sit knee to knee (with); to sit opposite each other; to have a congenial talk; to have a candid discussion

1

to be imaginable; to be conceivable

3

as a child; when one was a child

2

origami; art of paper folding; hallmark; certificate of authenticity

1

serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)

3

to dig up; to expose; to disclose

2

trapezium; trapezoid

1

type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention

2

(pieces of metal, etc. hitting each other) noisily; cluttered; disordered; messy

1

to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out

1

suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly

1

rubber ball

2

mousetrap; rattrap; rat poison; speed trap; Japanese rat snake

6

mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray

5

hating; strongly disliking

2

disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty

5

to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear

1

to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

8

sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head

1

to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside

1

ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)

1

to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)

2

with a (sharp) creak; with a squeak; with a screech

1

to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away

6

impossible to do (although wants to)

1

the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade

4

cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman

1

present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era

1