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sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy

2

to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of

2

hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible

2

persistence; single-mindedness

1

to get on a horse; to mount a horse

1

overseas business trip

1

Mt Tsukuba (in Ibaraki Pref.)

2

operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)

1

rental car; rent-a-car; hired auto; car rental agency; car hire agency; hire car agency

1

course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy

2

beginner

1

descending (mountain)

2

surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in

1

mountain climbing

2

journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)

1

negative; contradictory

1

a few years ago; some years back

5

disembowelment; harakiri

1

famous; well-known; renowned; your name

1

to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought

1

unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy

5

to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax

1

to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits

4

tale; short story; sketch comedy; skit

4

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

1

congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation

1

to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into

12

thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected

6

sewing machine

2

to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)

2

senior; older

1

treasure

1

every place; various places

1

public performance; exhibition in a foreign country

1

to chase; to run after; to pursue

1

tiny; little; wee

3

rebellious; defiant

2

puberty; adolescence

4

rebellious phase; rebellious age

2

large build; large pattern

1

affectation; pretension

1

just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street

3

to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people

2

quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)

1

ticket barrier; ticket gate; wicket

1

under construction

1

looks; appearance

2

to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp

3

under construction

1

each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of

2