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fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe

2

to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce

3

figure of speech; rhetorical flourish

1

evidence; proof; witness

2

constant reference (to something); game in which two players pass a cord around their necks and pull at each other

1

slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.

1

character string

1

penetration; permeation; transmission

2

deciphering; decoding

1

five characters; five letters; five-syllable verse of a waka, haiku, renga, etc.; first five syllables of a waka, haiku, renga, etc.

1

misreading; misinterpreting

1

vampire; bloodsucker

1

Nosferatu

1

building; construction

1

in many cases

1

straight line; beeline

2

revisiting; visiting again

4

one-way ticket

3

uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise

2

unread

1

successive generations; successive emperors

1

ratings (e.g. of a television program); audience rating; viewing rate

1

emergency evacuation site (typically outdoors); refuge shelter

2

to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)

5

Kinki region (Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo, Nara, Wakayama, Mie and Shiga prefectures)

1

to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb

1

poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow

1

means of transportation; transportation system; way of getting around

4

regular service

1

fuselage; airframe

2

landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land

10

easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick

3

last resort

4

(phonograph) record; record (esp. in sports); record (data structure)

3

needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer

13

round shape; circle; circular form

3

faulty statement; misleading statement; misunderstanding caused by a misleading statement

1

digital versatile disc; DVD

1

recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence

5

changing completely; transformation

1

suspension bridge; rope bridge

2

land route; overland route; by land; overland

1

air route; air lane; by air; by plane

3

sea route

6

the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket

1

Seto Inland Sea; Inland Sea

1

to go with the flow; to go with the times

1

surfboard

1

yoga

1

good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory

3