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useless; worthless; silly; trivial

2

advance; moving forward; progress

1

embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward

3

in; at; for

1

local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

1

pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black

1

exotic

1

fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating

1

colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm

5

derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible

2

different (quality, nature); heterogeneous

2

kindness (shown by others); courtesy; favor; favour; good offices

4

without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately

2

to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy

3

to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker

4

to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after

3

unexpectedly; surprisingly

5

warning sound

1

preliminary alert (flood, typhoon, air-raid, etc.); precautionary warning

1

to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out

2

friendship; fellowship; camaraderie

2

everyone; everybody; ladies and gentlemen

1

to soak through; to be deeply impressed

1

light rain; drizzle

1

foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese

6

cemetery; graveyard

5

end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)

1

black ground; black cloth

1

father

10

mother

5

return to one's country; return to one's hometown

1

aloneness; loneliness; solitude

6

good news; glad tidings; gospel (teachings or revelations of Christ)

1

dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all

1

savior; saviour; rescuer; Messiah; Jesus Christ

2

the end (of); powder

3

as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still

4

baby face; childlike face; babyface; face; good guy

1

lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid

5

swim ring; swimming ring; life buoy; life belt; life preserver; lifesaver

6

swimming or bathing cap

1

snorkel

2

everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress

2

beach sandals; flip-flops; thongs; pluggers; jandals

2

to grumble; to complain

2

wooden floor; room with a wooden floor; changing room (at a public bath)

2

sleep

1

to shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.); to confine oneself (to); to barricade oneself (in a building); to entrench oneself; to hole up

1

disastrous scene; terrible spectacle

1

company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)

1