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postwar period; period after Second World War

2

crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)

2

best; ideal; perfect

3

viewing platform; observation deck; observation platform

1

canopy (esp. the cloth or canvas used for it); awning; top (of a convertible); helmet cape; cloth covering one's back to protect against arrows during battle

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call sign

1

specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying

3

to carry something out of a place; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery); to mention something; to broach a topic

2

meandering; snaking; zigzagging

4

from one's seat; without stirring

1

springtime haze

1

to hasten to join; to hurry to visit

1

to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged

4

breadth; width

2

furious attack

1

projecting part (of a headland, etc.); moment of departure; (on the) point of going out; outset; start

1

radio (communication); wireless; not using wires

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to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)

5

to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate

1

to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through

1

stake all (on something); play for all or nothing; throwing all into a task

1

decisive game; important bout; crucial match

1

to stab each other; to sacrifice oneself in order to harm someone else

2

to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)

1

anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case

3

rectangle

1

battle cry; war cry

1

to be possessed by a god; to not act like oneself; to behave oddly; to be awesome; to be extreme

1

hiding; concealment

5

solid; strong; firm

1

folding screen

1

hedgehog (any mammal of family Erinaceidae)

2

to make the impossible possible; to accomplish the impossible

1

all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions; large hanging lantern

1

to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over

1

production; manufacture

5

to ease up the speed

1

gross weight

2

speed (per hour)

3

joule

1

destructive; devastating

2

feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers

2

charging (at the enemy) with a shout; rush; rushing (an activity); working at full speed; penetration; piercing

4

to penetrate the wall

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to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up

1

green grass; young (fresh) grass

2

impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness

2

musical performance

1

to strum (an instrument); to thrum; to pluck

1

tall and lean figure

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