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evil spirits of rivers and mountains

1

to gather; to collect; to assemble

3

power game

1

being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to

1

one's principal residence; main home

2

detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house

1

judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation

2

confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)

2

to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)

1

3rd day of the month; three days

2

confinement; imprisonment; incarceration

2

old woman; joker (in old maid)

6

children; juvenile

1

meaning; called; said

1

to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify

2

to face on; to look out on to

1

long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)

1

tall figure; high stature

1

to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double

2

zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular

3

to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone

2

board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board

2

sunglasses

4

assistant (esp. in show business or sumo); attendant; chaperon

2

child abuse

1

to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)

2

grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen

6

one more time; once more; once again

2

klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly

1

to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly

1

(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)

1

older brother; elder brother

6

for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first

8

to get teary; to be moved to tears

1

aptitude; aptness; suitability

3

preparatory phase; preparatory period

1

world; society; people; the public

2

to check; to compare

1

foundation; basis

5

individual; one by one; separate; each

2

to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp

1

nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents

3

direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter

1

specialization; specialisation

1

best; most (valuable player); top (quality); grade A; ace; finest

1

affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella

2

development of potential ability; capacity development

1

accumulation; accumulate; store

3

intuitive

1

round robin; having no losing tickets (of a lottery); brute force (in cryptography); using all combinations

2