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eight o'clock

3

reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph

1

washing machine (laundry)

1

history of Japan; Japanese history

1

name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name

1

memorization; memorisation; learning by heart

1

today; this day

1

the second time

1

visit; call

1

picture book

6

here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up

1

to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity

1

scratch; graze; abrasion

1

spine (of book); binding (of book)

1

corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness

1

to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag

1

period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture

1

country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)

2

Alice; Alliss; Alyce; Arisu

2

Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ

1

theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor

1

worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class

1

masterpiece

1

to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into

1

story; tale; legend; plot; storyline

1

originator; pioneer; inventor; progenitor; primogenitor; founder of a family line

1

mother

1

father

1

to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying

2

cheek

1

transparent; clear

1

drop (e.g. of water); drip

1

daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period

3

bottom; sole

1

special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial

4

story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

1

thirty; 30

4

halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)

1

Tokyo-bound

1

limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required); limited express (train making a limited no. of stops); great hurry

1

to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip

3

spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus

3

number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.

3

nine o'clock

2

purse; handbag; wallet

2

to take someone's hand

1

electricity; (electric) light

1

to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out

1

electric utility expense

1

surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it

2