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shorts; (knee) breeches

2

less than ...; smaller ...

4

purse; change purse; wallet

1

rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous

1

fabricated article; fabricated (news) story; cooked-up (news) report

1

extreme masochist; very masochistic

1

to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock

2

to need; to call for; to require

2

temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room

13

to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity

2

(act of) building (temple, monument, etc.); erection

2

introductory text; introductory essay

1

drill bit; drill; drill (practice); drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus)

3

we

1

flapping of wings; wingbeat; flap; flutter

2

Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver

1

tanzaku; long, narrow strip of paper used for writing poetry, wishes, decorations, etc.; thin rectangle

6

divine grace; divine favour; blessing; benefit; help

1

remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking

2

to worry

2

to fall asleep

2

growth promotant

1

medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose

1

injection; jab; shot

1

stamp; sticker (in messaging apps); (large) emoji

1

sports ground; playing field; playground

4

to have in one's dreams

1

harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy

1

wish; desire; request; prayer

3

to hang; to hang up

4

dakuten; diacritic used with kana that turns an unvoiced consonant into a voiced consonant

2

sign; mark; symbol; sign (e.g. positive, negative)

1

to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)

2

stern expression; severe expression; grim expression

4

smooth (i.e. without problems)

1

to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained

3

made of cloth

2

old bank note; former bank note

1

uneducated; ignorant; illiterate; arhat; person who has attained nirvana

1

to ride upon the winds

3

money comes and goes; money goes around and around

1

weather; mood; temper

1

trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation

1

roof tile

3

Blowin' in the wind

2

people; men and women; each person; everybody

3

amulet or talisman issued by a Shinto shrine or Buddhist temple

1

made from paper

1

to be dripping wet; to get drenched to the skin

1