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renewal; update; innovation; improvement

2

on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity

2

anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly

6

eccentric; crank; oddball

2

mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion

4

full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)

4

subject; curriculum

1

to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate

1

means; way; measure

1

worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace

1

hindsight-based opinion

2

to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into

1

to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)

4

escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism

1

over-familiar

1

hot spring; mineral spring; salon offering beauty treatments, weight reduction, relaxation, etc.; spaghetti

1

to suit; to match; to become; to be like

2

back of the hand

1

to pinch; to nip

1

new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date

5

to make a pass at; to hit on; to call out to (in an attempt to seduce)

1

mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)

1

gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step

1

summer

2

Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)

1

short-term

2

part-time job; side job

4

to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate

1

meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence

2

farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case

1

fool; idiot; simpleton

7

reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin

1

most of all; extremely; supremely

1

adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)

1

particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

5

mechanization; mechanisation; computerization

1

infantry; infantryman; foot soldier

1

regiment

1

siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement

1

war; battle; match; game; competition

2

trench; dugout

1

to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex

1

shovel

1

things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock

1

(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone

1

commander; commanding officer; CO

1

ratification; confirmation

1

to feel at ease

1

unprecedented; record-breaking

1

genius; prodigy; natural gift

1