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city

2

area; region; district; locality

1

rim; brim; edge; brink

2

civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)

1

change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification

1

plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation

1

coating; painting

1

to name; to call; to christen; to term

1

(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; intently; earnestly; single-mindedly; trudgingly; ploddingly

1

to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance

1

to whistle

2

horse's length

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to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate

1

housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker

1

ladies' bicycle (esp. one with a front basket); granny bike

5

uncle

4

to rust; to become rusty

2

twelve; 12; queen

1

(private) part-time school for that prepares students for entrance examinations; cram school; prep school

1

to be erected; to be built

1

sign; mark; marker; marker

1

map; atlas; chart; plan

2

coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere

4

to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)

3

to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved

2

abhorrent; abominable; detestable; ominous; inauspicious; unlucky

1

handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission

1

certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me

1

story of one's experience; recounting of one's experiences; narrative; testimonial

1

anecdote; story; episode

1

authenticity; credibility

1

to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance

1

familiarity with the land; (having) knowledge about a place

1

row of houses; each house; every house

1

sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)

1

a puff; a smoke; (short) rest; break; one dose (of medicine or poison); (brief) lull

1

to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote

1

to need; to call for; to require

1

tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone

2

had better do so

1

useless; worthless; silly; trivial

1

building

4

nursery school; day care center; day nursery

1

still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition

5

old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated

1

smallish; on the small side

1

green algae

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water wheel; water turbine; hydraulic turbine; (arch.) violent wielding of weapons

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summertime; summer season

2

effective; successful

3