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n-storied building

2

failing college entrance exams and retaking them a year later

2

live (broadcasting, music, etc.); live performance; live concert; resonant (room, etc.); reverberating

18

hearing; audible sound; rumour; rumor; tasting (alcohol, tea, etc.)

2

slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed

4

to be enchanted; to be charmed

1

one's own work; making by oneself; farming on one's own land; independent farmer

2

work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of

3

special skill

3

musical performance

2

composition (of music); setting; writing music

3

rare; uncommon

2

to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)

4

flier; flyer; fryer; frier

2

to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest

2

best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far

4

pinky swear (i.e. linking little fingers to confirm a promise); pinky promise

2

guitar

2

fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)

2

pick; plectrum; ice pick; pickaxe; pick (of an ice axe); pick (tool for picking a lock)

2

to talk of one's dreams (esp. unrealistic, far-fetched ones); to dream out loud

5

dachshund (dog breed)

2

old age

2

every morning

2

radio calisthenics

2

martial arts stadium; (Nippon) Budokan (indoor arena in Tokyo)

2

reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump

3

song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

6

to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)

6

(marriage) proposal

2

childish; childlike; immature; infantile

2

big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)

2

performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image

2

secret; private; surreptitious

3

mere consolation; temporary peace of mind

2

to become fraught with emotion

2

(foreign) trade; (international) commerce; importing and exporting

2

office job; clerical work

2

number of employees

2

snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily

2

job hunting; job searching

3

musical activities

4

absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)

3

lecture

4

to be rearranged; to be moved (around); to be changed; to be replaced; to be exchanged; to be switched

2

number of years

2

temporary retirement; leave of absence; suspension from office

2

childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing

2

to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)

3

replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling

2