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dry riverbed; river beach

4

log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)

2

to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten

1

personal history; career

1

dinosaur

1

time warp; time travel

1

brontosaurus

1

dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)

1

to nod to one another

3

examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test

1

Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan

1

fish-shaped pancake filled with bean jam

10

price; cost

1

to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance

1

custard

2

therefore; for that reason; such being the case

1

good humour (humor); good mood

1

red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding

1

gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail

2

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

1

road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)

2

to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn

1

to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged

1

manner; style

1

balance

1

to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)

2

to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage

1

internal organs; intestines; viscera

1

relief; peace of mind

1

to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat

1

good grief

1

littering; (carelessly) tossing away

6

garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin

2

to aim at

1

to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)

1

once a year

1

miracle; wonder; marvel

1

to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)

2

cocoon

11

sticking out prominently (usu. something long and thin); rising up

3

to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...

1

to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)

1

fluttering (cloth, paper, etc.); waving; small fluttering object

1

to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble

1

I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go

1

ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly

3

to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)

3

to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)

2

to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff

2

being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)

1