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to pitch in and help; to give someone a hand

1

Recorder and Randsell

11

techniques (of expression)

1

sowing beans (or pulses, etc.); scattering parched beans (to drive out evil spirits)

4

welcome

3

thickness; profundity; depth

16

palanquin set with jewels; money and social status gained by marrying a rich and powerful man

1

Makimura

1

Hinamatsuri (March 3); Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival

3

elm bark clothes traditionally worn by the Ainu; elm bark textile

42

chocolate given to a friend (on Valentine's day)

1

function over aesthetics; (lit.) dumplings over flowers

1

full-length marathon

1

job hunting; job searching

1

traffic safety; driving safety; road safety

1

what month

1

Shinto shrine

1

during vacation; during the holidays; during one's break; (temporarily) closed; on break

1

lottery; tombola; drawing

1

love story; romance

1

body measurements

1

forging; tempering; drilling; training; disciplining

1

recorder (musical instrument); English flute

1

slip of the tongue; misstatement; verbal slip-up

1

to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against

1

police questioning

1

setsubun; last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4), day of the bean scattering ceremony; last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)

2

warm-up exercises

1

a (one) box

1

height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)

12

spiritualism; idealism

1

there is nothing

1

White Day (March 14); day for giving white chocolate and other presents to female coworkers and friends in return for gifts received on Valentine's day

3

coming to the store

1

bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat

1

habitual criminal; recidivist; recidivism; habitual criminal activity

1

on duty; at work; while working

1

being invited

1

class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate

1

early

1

calcium (Ca)

1

you; Mr; Mister; older brother; elder brother

6

(school) class

1

Valentine's Day

1

yuck; vomit; vomiting

1

stolen goods; loot; spoils

1

wrapping; lapping (i.e. grinding, polishing)

1

coordinate; co-ordinate; matching (e.g. clothes, accessories, furniture, colours); coordinated outfit (clothes and accessories); ensemble; coordinates (items of clothing, furniture, etc. designed to be used together)

1

different school (e.g. of ikebana)

1

serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce

2