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human rights; civil liberties

1

pebble; small stone

4

to remove; to move out of the way

3

hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable

1

to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder

1

spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress

1

to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish

1

Darjeeling (tea); Darjeeling (India); Darjiling

1

sitting cross-legged

1

the underworld; the other world; realm of the dead; Hades

3

with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)

6

state; country; nation

2

to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than

4

quiet; still; calm

1

thus

6

full of energy; full of liveliness; full of pep

1

good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

11

wabi-sabi; aesthetic sense in Japanese art centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection

3

introduced species; non-native species; alien species

1

notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding

1

to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to

1

request

2

to have a good eye (from having seen fine art, etc.); to be a connoisseur

1

with a bang bang (e.g. repeated sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace; with great vigor

4

mask; striking the head (kendo)

2

to raise someone's spirits; to enhance a mood

1

takoyaki; octopus dumplings

11

successfully; nicely; (yummy) food; yum-yum

1

short break; breather

3

Hult

1

to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)

3

(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food

3

candied apple; toffee apple

2

smacking one's lips (over food)

1

cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss

1

corn (Zea mays); maize

2

broiled sweet chestnuts

1

dessert; desert

8

pineapple (Ananas comosus)

1

yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game

1

oily (face, hair, food, etc.); persistent (person, personality, etc.); insistent

2

old girl; former female student; alumna; office girl

2

full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content

4

finite; limited; restricted

1

good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient

1

Toyama (city, prefecture)

1

combination of foods (usu. that do not go well together); dovetailing; fitting together

2

panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind

8

to lick off; to take (something) off by licking

13

reprimand; stern warning

2