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Hiroyuki

1

Katsuji

2

revitalization of a village; village renewal (project)

2

Plesiosaurus

2

Triassic period

1

Kumagami

2

inflated price (assigned in anticipation of being haggled down); overcharging; exaggeration

1

local industry; traditional local industry

1

now or never; time's up

1

Mesozoic era

1

Noa

3

Jurassic (period)

1

industrial

1

international exchange

1

labor; labour

7

wheel flying off its axle

1

reptiles

1

appreciation of the yen; strong yen; strengthening of the yen; high-valued yen; exchange in favor of the yen (favour)

1

palace examination (national Chinese civil servant examination based largely on classic literature); someone who has passed this examination; examination for promotion in the Ministry of Ceremonies (based largely on political duties and Chinese classics); someone who has passed this examination

1

bloodshot eyes

1

grand slam

1

plesiosaur

1

kindling; small bits of scrap wood used to fuel a stove

1

Jakarta (Indonesia)

1

selling point

1

Asuma

2

-ness

1

Ingraham; Ingram

6

Oota

6

spiny lobster (esp. Japanese spiny lobster, Panulirus japonicus)

2

to startle; to surprise; to astonish; (lit.) to make (someone) say "oh!"

1

ahem

1

present-day science; modern science

1

evidence; an exhibit

1

thereupon; therefore; because of that

1

beautiful

1

fishing grounds; permitted fishing zone

1

woodpecker

1

burning curiosity

1

young persons' association

2

decorative ridge-end tile (traditionally bearing the face of a demon and resembling a gargoyle); hideous face

2

mountain-side

1

order from above

1

to knock out (e.g. homer); to slam; to send flying (e.g. a ball); to wallop (someone)

1

deserted village; poor village

1

shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine

3

fraud; swindle

1

suitable age (esp. for marriage); marriageable age

1

girl; lass; young thing; chick

1

aroma; fragrance; scent; smell

1