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to be helpful; to be useful

2

one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point

5

match (to light fire with)

3

writer

3

funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable

2

for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first

6

feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment

9

near; close by; within reach; familiar

1

distant seas

2

superb (view, landscape)

2

drifting ashore

2

optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion

1

first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all

6

second

3

since; this person

1

full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content

2

Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)

2

be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)

3

to choose; to select

2

to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of

1

river; stream; River; the ... river

6

shiokara; paste made from salted fermented seafood (squid, fish entrails, etc.)

1

does not

2

water well

1

to force one's way; to push through

1

with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around

1

looking for something; searching for something; object being sought

1

vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump

1

to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright

1

roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity

2

coconut

9

recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest

1

in fact

1

to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire

1

skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath

5

to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)

2

center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused

3

chocolate brown

1

perfectly round; perfectly circular

1

ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet

1

to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered

4

unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful

1

hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit

50

to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander

1

heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding

2

front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context

4

stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled

3

please ...

7

sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive

3

delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient

1