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Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi

1

to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on

3

to cheer up

1

laziness; shirking; impudent; brazenly dishonest

1

present; gift

5

one's dominant arm

1

ethnic

2

shrewd; astute; cunning; alert

1

throughout; all through; right through

1

gently (raining); drizzling; moist; damp

1

taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment

1

white Christmas

2

within the (Tokyo) metropolitan area

1

to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)

4

hairdressing product (creams, gels, etc.); hairdressing fee; charge for a haircut

1

sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death

5

irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating

2

sly; cunning; crafty

1

limiter; (speed) limiter

3

very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded

3

girls' or women's division or section

2

influential person; man of importance

1

to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect

4

to keep in mind; to memorize

1

lunch set

4

deep-frying with little oil

1

grated daikon; daikon grater

1

to serve God

2

boastful talk about one's love life; speaking fondly about one's sweetheart; going on about one's love affairs

3

including (all of); -wide (e.g. company-wide); with (everyone); (concerning) the entirety of; all of

1

abrupt; sudden; unexpected

2

total (number); count

3

deduction; subtraction; balance; ebb and flow; rise and fall

1

(your) judgment; discernment

1

accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)

1

working earnestly; sincerity; diligence; effort; pains

1

rushing around; running wild

1

prior engagement; previous appointment; prior agreement; previous promise; previous contract

3

slowly; sluggishly

3

weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot

3

more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive

3

loss; waste (e.g. of time); feeling of loss; Los Angeles; L.A.

2

Retsuka

1

dragon (as depicted in Western myths)

1

to be turned up; to be turned inside out; to ride up; to be lifted (e.g. by wind)

2

to place one's arm around each other's shoulders; to join shoulders

3

gratin

8

care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter

1

on the way home from work; returning from work

1

to know (someone); to think; to believe

2