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to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on

4

halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked

1

trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence

1

that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you

2

to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination

1

idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)

2

riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious

2

beyond that point; after that

2

to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail

1

you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she

10

beginning; start

1

how many hours?

2

local line

2

train that stops at every station; local train

2

building

2

forest; woods

1

fields (of rice and other crops)

1

fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness

1

to fall asleep

1

to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on

1

total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects

3

tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs

4

to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat

1

four o'clock

1

a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather

1

dream

7

sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish

1

real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)

1

Kawabata Yasunari (1899-1972)

1

country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)

1

military commander

1

silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow

1

scenery; scene; landscape

3

field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken

2

amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity

2

dim; gloomy

1

undoubted; unmistakable; definite

1

white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine

4

indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission

1

hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa

6

(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of

2

information technology; IT

3

season; time of year

4

to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick

2

to have meaning; to be meaningful

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to cut into (a conversation); to interject

1

large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university

4

feigning ignorance; acting dumb

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at that time; in those days

2

the number of days; date

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