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water's edge; beach; foreshore

3

width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)

1

to drive into; to ride into; to extend (a railway line, bus route, etc.) into; to link (a railway line) with; to join up with (a separate line)

1

to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)

1

(raised) footpath between rice fields; ridge between rice fields

4

willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)

5

when it becomes; when it comes to

3

beautiful stretch of sandy beach dotted with pine trees; (lit.) white sand, green pines

1

water's edge; beach; shore

6

armed forces; battle troops

2

pine forest

1

to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath

1

lakeshore; lakeside

4

cheer; shout of joy

2

straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

1

Lake Biwa

1

to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle

2

floating up and sinking down; rising and falling

1

since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while

2

(power of) imagination

1

fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized

1

limit; bound

1

moment; second; instant

2

all eyes

1

the ten fingers

1

ancient oriental belt decoration; counter for swords

1

to get tired out; to be exhausted

1

to escape

4

to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing

2

to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)

1

determined; steadfast; unswerving; unshakable

2

common idea; common wisdom; generally accepted idea

2

overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)

2

country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)

13

splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!

2

to resound; to make a stir

3

whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur

2

beauty

1

carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover

1

Mito (city in Ibaraki)

1

open sea; Okinawa

1

to strike out; to start swimming

1

semicircle

1

revision; amendment; alteration

1

Mikawa (former province located in the east of present-day Aichi Prefecture)

3

description of regional climate, culture, etc.

1

talisman; amulet; charm

2

according to (someone)

6

dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise

1

glossy silk cloth; degummed silk cloth

2