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Shoukichi

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spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop

1

going in and out of style; changes in fashion

1

watch your step; slippery floor

1

jealousy; to be jealous

1

superb or valuable book

1

forked stick

1

as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie

1

Saa

5

Makihara

7

tilefish (Branchiostegus spp.); blanquillo; horse-head fish

1

Ayatsuji

1

Tanamachi

10

Riho

8

Nakata

16

to become weak

1

doctorfish (Garra rufa); nibble fish; kangal fish; doctorfishen; reddish log sucker

1

lending-period; period of loan (e.g. for a library book)

1

(game of) leapfrog; leapfrogging

2

backstroke (swimming)

1

sweet adzuki bean paste made of a mixture of mashed and whole beans

1

port tower

2

famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)

1

harvested grain; harvested rice ears

1

voucher; coupon

1

triple jump; hop, step and jump

1

enoki mushroom (Flammulina velutipes); winter mushroom; velvet shank; enokitake; enokidake

2

peanut butter

1

white Christmas

1

Urasenke school of tea ceremony

1

octopus hold (wrestling); grapevine stretch

2

sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic

1

youthful crowd; crowd of young people coming into their own

1

ream

2

bundling up (in layers of clothes)

1

deep-fried tofu mixed with thinly sliced vegetables

1

the customer is always right; the customer is king

2

someone with a dual personality

2

without being discouraged by this (experience); without letting this put (you) off; without being held back by this

1

supportive (role); assistant; assisting

1

well-known hot spring

1

pounded fish cake; half a slice; half a ticket; ticket stub

2

to burn (usu. incense)

1

open-air tea ceremony; aristocrat taking a break during a trip in a palanquin; something standing in the open

2

dishwasher; dishwashing machine

1

five fruits (peach, Japanese plum, apricot, jujube, Japanese chestnut); five types of effect in cause-and-effect relationships; five effects of ignorance and formations on one's current life

1

prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak

2

operation; functioning; running

1

neophilia; love of new or novel things; one who loves new or novel things

1

orange peel

1