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deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind

2

impossible; unlikely; improbable

3

evening; dusk; twilight

2

bluebird of happiness

1

to search for; to seek for; to look for

1

towards; against; regarding; in contrast with

4

circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money

4

therefore; consequently

3

swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man

3

to palm off; to force a sale

1

money; metal

3

to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute

1

cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties

2

the same kind; accomplice; partner

1

to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task

5

all; every

1

to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way

1

(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing

5

but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just

5

please (give me); please (do for me)

15

manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something

3

sure; yeah; I know

3

at any rate; anyhow

5

primary school; elementary school; grade school

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event; function

1

-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person

5

Tanizuka

3

definite; final; decisive; conclusive

4

ancillary; auxiliary

1

rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom

1

to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study

14

song lyrics; words of a song; libretto

3

examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)

2

I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...

1

to sing from memory

1

third; no. three

3

giving something a try because one has nothing to lose

2

the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there

2

(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of

1

(Okinawa) sacred site; sacred grove

1

Norikura

1

piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)

1

counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)

4

peak; mountain

1

time; pause; space; room

7

active volcano

1

controlling; suppressing; quelling

1

to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed

1

corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings

4

tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber

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