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landing on water; hitting the water; splashdown

2

(doing) as one is told

2

to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far

3

to keep balance

1

that's not my concern; that's none of my business; that's not on me

1

surfing

2

lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid

1

to amuse oneself; to make merry

1

next year

1

the same kind; accomplice; partner

2

cheerful; lively; lighthearted

1

invitation; introduction; temptation

3

map; atlas; chart; plan

8

Chiba Prefecture (Kanto area)

2

exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing

1

(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas

1

intelligence; intellect; brains

1

development; growth; progress; development; expansion (of a typhoon, low-pressure area, etc.); developmental disability

2

wild beast; wild animal; brute

1

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

3

experiment; experimentation

4

they; those guys

2

experienced person; person who has had a particular experience

1

suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange

2

Latin alphabet; Roman alphabet; romaji; romanized Japanese; system of transliterating Japanese into the Latin alphabet

1

circuit; line

2

complete destruction

4

relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting

8

coffee

1

to wipe; to dry

2

world record

1

authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition

1

to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen

1

nineteen; 19

1

among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once

3

goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies

2

transport; transportation; transit; conveyance

3

platform

1

(wheeled) vehicle; car; (railroad) car; (railway) carriage; rolling stock

4

storehouse; warehouse; godown

3

cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation

1

concrete

1

(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious

2

vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology

2

to lessen; to decrease; to diminish

3

to re-grip; to re-wrestle; to regroup (after some adverse event)

2

to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible

6

quietness; low noise

1

to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed

1

restoration; return; reduction; resolution; deoxidization

5