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snake; serpent; large snake

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to give off sparks; to spark; to have a heated argument; to fight fiercely

2

to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread

1

shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)

1

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

1

funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd

1

to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)

1

time lag

1

(hand) weapon; (arch.) one's forte; (arch.) one's special skill; (arch.) weapon one is skilled in using

1

to perceive; to grasp (the situation)

1

terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous

3

to show through; to be hinted at; to peek through; to shine through

1

apprehensive; vaguely fearful; gloomy (about the future); somewhat alarmed

1

battle; game; bout

1

just like that; quite so; I agree; that street

2

knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes

1

receiving an electric shock

2

to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go

1

the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)

1

fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle

1

animal

1

ball lightning

1

lightning strike; torpedo attack

1

thunder and lightning

1

to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.

2

folding fan

3

oh, yes?; really?

1

to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle

1

bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)

6

electricity; (electric) light

2

tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky

1

to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase

1

weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset

1

shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early

1

isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

1

Qiongqi (beast in Chinese mythology; one of the Four Perils)

6

command; order; dictation; nth year in the Reiwa era (May 1, 2019-)

3

medal; shield; card on which dharani (etc.) are written; notice board (in a Zen temple); tile (mahjong, dominos, etc.)

3

in succession; one by one

1

bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry

2

owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)

2

silhouette

1

ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon

2

cut in the skin caused by a vacuum formed by a whirlwind; mythical weasel-like creatures riding on whirlwinds and inflicting sharp, painless wounds

3

reimportation; reimport; reverse import; (cultural, etc.) reverse import (e.g. California rolls being introduced in Japan)

1

weasel (esp. the Japanese weasel, Mustela itatsi); mustelid (any mammal of family Mustelidae)

1

natural enemy

1

China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)

1

to think up; to think out; to knit (a pattern into a sweater, etc.); to start knitting

1

automatic; intransitive verb

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