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cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull

1

March; third month of the lunar calendar

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sea; ocean; waters

6

once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning

1

Ikuru

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counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.

1

stairs; stairway; staircase

2

to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path

1

trivial; not amounting to much

1

bandage; dressing

2

upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above

4

industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation

2

weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset

5

particularly; especially; in particular; expressly

6

close; intimate; on good terms

1

occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom

1

person who just tags along; hanger-on; person who follows someone around like a shadow; clingy person; mindless follower; (lit.) goldfish feces

1

in the same manner as before; the same as always

1

to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter

7

older; senior

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fair-skinned; light-complexioned

2

(set of) facial features; looks

1

portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)

2

this much; this amount

2

steady; honest; sober; straightforward

1

to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for

1

at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion

10

to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study

3

goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark

11

to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at

6

it may be because

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day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day

1

cancer cell

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to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do

2

bed

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otherwise; if not; or else

1

men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders

1

futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)

1

special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial

14

to tell a lie; to fib

3

meal; dinner; diet

2

secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings

2

to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin

2

victory or defeat; match; contest; game

1

(for the) first time in one's life

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slamming one's hand into the wall in front of somebody (e.g. to stop them from leaving; often viewed as romantic); banging on the wall (e.g. to quieten one's neighbour)

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cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy

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holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night

2

door (Western-style, car, etc.)

6

opening and shutting; opening and closing

2