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Japan

20

study; research; investigation

14

introduction; presentation; referral; listing

5

stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)

6

cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine

2

booklet; pamphlet

1

form of verse; verse form; poetic form

2

like; as if; the same as

5

poetic

2

Japanese person; Japanese people

3

to need; to demand; to take; to require

1

simile; metaphor; allegory; parable

1

foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); different person

1

author (usu. of a particular book); writer

1

achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service

4

opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat

3

canary (esp. the island canary, Serinus canaria)

1

all day long

1

cross-examination; retort; asking in return

4

what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything

3

the second time

1

to raise (one's head)

2

root; joint; base; crotch

7

small opening in the side of some traditional Japanese clothing (located where the sleeve meets the bodice, below the armpit)

1

to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in

4

to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon

2

remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude

4

to hide; to conceal

12

to push down; to knock down

1

tone; manner of speaking

1

skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament

7

covering which protects against frost

1

to clear away; to remove; to demolish

1

young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters

5

to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour

2

child's tear-stained face

3

to kick up

1

ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)

2

chance; opportunity

9

self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline

1

that; the matter in question

4

what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?

5

mousetrap; rattrap; rat poison; speed trap

1

mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)

6

tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion

2

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

2

head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

22

to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly

2

immediately; promptly

4

shopping; purchased goods

1