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life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death

3

something painted white; white makeup (for an actor); painted white

3

tea leaf; tea leaves

4

fruit of a tree; nut; berry

4

somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

1

something to rely on; aid; someone to rely on; relative; reminder; memento

1

relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen

1

partition board; plank used as a partition; board used in a ship to prevent the cargo from moving around

1

to make short work of; to eat up quickly

1

beer

1

shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.

1

to violate the law; to have a brush with the law; to have a run-in with the law

1

ta-dah!; ta-da!; tada!; voilà

1

wax

2

hermetically seal; sealing (e.g. envelope)

1

well done; good job

1

simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved

1

warmth

1

to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack

1

herb

1

coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment

1

finished product; finished goods; completed article

1

main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part

2

meat dish

1

stockpile; reserves; storing; stocking up; laying in (supplies)

1

with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new

1

worthy of; worth doing; worth having

1

evening meal; supper; dinner

2

drink at home with one's evening meal; dinner-time drink

2

high-grade sake

1

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

1

moonlight

1

routine tasks or duties

3

link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic

5

favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)

1

standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability

4

postponement; deferment; extension (of time)

2

excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home

1

bookends

2

wooden frame; wooden crate; wooden pallet

1

spine (of book); binding (of book)

1

methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it

1

one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume

3

cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine

5

diary; journal

15

page

5

handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph

1

to keep a diary

1

writer; painter; drawer; skilful writer; skilful painter

1

in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)

1