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to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort

2

start

4

maze; labyrinth; inner ear

2

to count; to enumerate

2

to decide; to determine

3

to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over

3

gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked

2

bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)

1

with a friendly grin; smilingly

2

with a thump; with a thud; hard (hit, scold, etc.); severely; card marking (on a hanafuda, etc. card); alteration

1

piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild

1

to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble

1

mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)

3

Shinjuku Station

4

excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home

1

to hang up; to end a telephone conversation

2

station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)

5

to be on the lookout; to lie in wait

2

restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget

1

police questioning (of a suspicious person)

1

to bring someone along

2

the "ha" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ha, hi, fu, he, ho)

2

verbal message; word (from someone); rumour; rumor

1

similar to; like

3

floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)

1

sumo wrestler; rikishi; strong man; Deva king

1

deva and naga; heavenly dragon

5

commanding; awe-inspiring; bitter (cold); piercing

3

soul; spirit

2

handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler

1

sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi

4

Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)

2

counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)

2

Hitachiyama

1

Hitachi (former province located in the major part of present-day Ibaraki Prefecture)

1

(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion

2

highest-ranking division

1

entrance procession of wrestlers into the ring

1

opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor

2

talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)

2

substitution; material; price; margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.); area required for something; (arch.) shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; approx. 19.83 m.sq.)

1

lagoon; inlet; creek; tidal beach; tidal flat

1

to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight

1

pitching ability; counter for pitches

1

scooping

1

official; civil service

1

clapping hands; applause

1

popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character

1

focus (e.g. photographic); focal point

1

Musashiyama

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