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to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin

3

to fall into another's hands

2

perpetual youth and longevity

3

demise

2

not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser

2

pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over

2

haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae

4

hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking

7

section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.

8

chignon (in a Japanese hair-style)

2

my; our; one's own

2

long life

1

Indian summer (around November); mild late autumn weather; mild late fall weather

1

with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning

8

warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow

7

sunny spot; exposure to the sun

1

threat; menace; coercion; terrorism

5

posture; attitude

1

injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid

1

humid; sultry

3

rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season

4

to view (cherry) blossoms; to look at flowers

1

bowl; pot; flowerpot; crown; brainpan

2

autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)

2

sampling

4

afterglow

1

to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard

1

wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely

6

reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre

4

thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned

2

subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive

11

observing eye

2

day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day

3

to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from

2

jello (gelatin-based dessert); jelly; gel; jelly

2

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

4

cooking; food preparation

2

kitchen; cookhouse; (ship's) galley

2

(Western) soup

4

to sniff; to smell

7

to feel nauseated; to feel sick

1

kilocalorie

2

restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope

3

poet (of tanka poems)

6

Mokichi

1

dandyism

1

currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air

1

urine bottle; (urinary) bedpan; chamber pot (esp. medical); urinal

1

bucket; pail

3

attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat

1