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to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to

2

to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return

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the four seasons

2

event; function

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dear; beloved; cherished; adored

1

to grow old

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treasure; treasured item; prized possession

1

August; eighth month of the lunar calendar

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7th day of the month; seven days

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first day of autumn (approx. August 8); first day of fall

3

(unexpected) incident; unforeseen event; surprising occurrence; happening (performance)

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waiting in vain

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being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net

1

parasol (esp. one carried in the hand); sunshade

2

plastic bag

2

all over; filled in; complete; total; clichéd; hackneyed; plaintext

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strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa); 15,000 yen

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adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)

2

why; how

2

request

1

modern convenience; convenience of civilized life; blessings of civilization

1

electricity bill; electric bill

1

up and down; lightly; nimbly; casually; (strolling about) without a care

1

to taste; to taste of; to have a taste

1

in name only; titular; nominal

2

standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge

1

to stretch; to reach to; to stand on tiptoe

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winter white dwarf hamster (Phodopus sungorus); Djungarian hamster; Russian dwarf hamster

3

cage

4

sunflower (Helianthus annuus)

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seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm

4

to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

3

hamster

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cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties

1

primness; putting on airs; clear soup; water for rinsing sake cups (at a banquet, etc.)

1

drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water

3

page of a magazine

2

renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)

1

to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy

2

lodging together; training camp; boarding house

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interchange; international; international school; inter-

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endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous

2

Shizuoka Prefecture (Chūbu area)

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space-time; spacetime

2

spoon; spoon lure

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need; want; necessity; costs; expenses

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something thrown in (with a purchase); something extra; (giving a) discount; price reduction; addition; embellishment (e.g. to a story)

4

ping-pong; table tennis

1

teaspoon

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thickly (of smoke, steam, etc.); stiflingly (hot air); suffocatingly; pungently

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