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to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle

7

to pluck; to pick; to tear

1

to delay; to put off; to procrastinate

1

to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate

1

evening sun; setting sun

6

orange (colour, color)

1

to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained

5

school building; schoolhouse

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with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly

2

ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)

2

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

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to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open

2

schoolyard; school playground; school grounds; campus

1

iron rod; iron bar; iron club; horizontal bar (gymnastics)

1

(playground) slide; (ship) launching platform; sliding ways; slipway

1

shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace

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to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out

2

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

14

noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless

5

transparent; clear

9

red; red color; communist; socialist; left-wing

3

handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring

1

box cutter; utility knife

1

tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)

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to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase

3

(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very

3

drawing and manual arts (school subject); arts and crafts

1

owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)

1

ornament; decorative object; figurehead; leader without real power

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to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of

2

to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)

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dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole

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knife

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crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching; crunchies

2

to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence

1

shavings; filings

1

wood chips; wood offcuts; wood shavings; sawdust

1

immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to

1

the same age

2

strong wind; high wind; moderate gale

1

to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down

1

to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated

1

silk thread; silk yarn; corn silk

1

forehead; brow

1

motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically

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national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)

1

indeed; really; truly; very much

1

carving; engraving; sculpture

4

to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

3

to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded

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