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way; method; means; (technical) specification

2

huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)

1

to get used to; to get familiar with; to get skillful (in doing); to become proficient

1

rotor; love egg; egg vibrator (sex toy)

1

second; number two; runner-up

1

ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card

4

adjournment; pause; moratorium; temporary suspension

2

women's bath; women's section in a public bath

1

to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry

1

nodding off (while sitting); dozing

2

something wrong; something unusual; abnormality; disorder; trouble; change

1

signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move

1

occurring in succession; doing in succession; firing in rapid succession; volley of shots; volley (of questions, abuse, etc.); stream

1

sleep

1

aloneness; loneliness; solitude

1

to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on

1

cessation; (coming to an) end

6

(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess

1

friendly nation

3

(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)

1

road over a mountain pass

1

to face on; to look out on to

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free-range rearing; letting (animals) roam freely; pasturing; letting (a dog) run loose; letting (a child) run free

1

insufficient; inadequate; imperfect

1

to look around; to survey

1

special skill

1

in this way; along these lines; similarly

3

to lie down; to throw oneself down

1

full-course dinner; multicourse meal; full (educational) course

1

to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled

1

to this extent; to this degree; this much

1

seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop

4

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)

3

food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion

1

(divine) punishment; curse; retribution

2

while; although; (but) at the same time; on the other hand; half the face; profile

1

to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize

1

to eat up; to consume (completely)

1

dark age; hard times; winter years

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hibernation; winter sleep; brumation; torpor

1

to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious

1

completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday

3

laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)

1

extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless

3

passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing

4

entirely; completely; all; nothing but

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sunlight; sunshine; Nikkō (city in Tochigi); Suryaprabha (bodhisattva)

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the underworld

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dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon

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stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead

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