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year; age; years; past one's prime; old age

6

generalization; generalisation; popularization; popularisation

1

to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look

1

folding one's arms

2

mobile phone; cell phone

2

radio waves, as sent out and received by people's minds

2

to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing

2

beginning of spring

1

to be a bad influence (on something); to corrupt; to poison

1

to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of

4

time capsule

1

conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover

1

comic; comics; comic opera; comic; comical

1

finger marks; dirt from the hands

1

square (of a number); multiplying (a number) by itself; second power

1

rocket; locket

1

backward movement; reverse movement; going backwards; retrograde motion

1

to give thought to; to bear in mind; to keep in mind

1

nature; natural constitution; innate disposition

1

violent explosion; bursting

1

pager; beeper

28

version

1

standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine

7

change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality

7

base station

1

Kanto region (incl. Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki and Chiba prefectures)

1

number display; caller ID (on telephones)

2

not yet; un-

1

a few years later

2

katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords

1

change; conversion; transformation; transformation

7

table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor

3

to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense

2

to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)

1

person who clears the way for a high-ranking person, procession, etc.; outrider; opening performer; sumo wrestler who leads a yokozuna at his ring-entering ceremony

1

half-width digit

1

hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)

2

as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect

3

notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card

1

draft (for a speech, bill, etc.)

1

to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)

8

sans-serif typeface; gothic typeface

1

touch; touching; being involved in; touch (of a painter, pianist, etc.); style (of writing, drawing, etc.); tag

1

to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge

3

consonant

3

vowel

3

mother

1

to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)

1

to do as one likes

6

mother; wife

5