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1

pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously

2

cell; serge; cel (celluloid); starter motor

2

grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man

4

inheritance; something given or received

1

both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence

2

to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle

6

along (a wall, river, railroad tracks, etc.); alongside; following

2

side; beside; feature of a sword blade

2

master of the tea ceremony; person with eccentric tastes

2

to build; to construct

4

to remain; to be left

5

small garden; small place

2

to face on; to look out on to

2

many years; a long time

2

piece of wood at the front edge of an entranceway floor; front portion of the floor of the genkan

1

edible flower bud of a giant butterbur plant

1

lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)

1

moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)

1

brush marks

1

childhood

1

memories; recollections; reminiscence

5

one by one; one after another; successively

1

stepping stones; stone skipping; ducks and drakes

2

square; rectangular

1

thickly; densely; luxuriantly

2

to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited

1

surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly

1

cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood

4

ant

3

grain of boiled rice

2

to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along

1

rustling

1

to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away

5

bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)

5

sensual; voluptuous; sexy; arousing

3

sensation

1

enjoyment; pleasure

2

eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning

1

to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around

1

mental condition; state of mind; mentality

2

to become complicated; to become intricate; to become tangled

1

means; way; method; measure

2

real life; actual life; everyday life

2

to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable

1

ability; capacity; capability; physical strength

1

ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic

1

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

1

quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute

1

precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern

2