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spatula; (fabric) tracing spatula; (pottery) pallet; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp

1

direct; immediate; personal; firsthand

6

flipping (e.g. a page); peeling off; fluently

1

instinctive; instinctual

1

to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)

1

short break; breather

1

idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim

1

film critic; movie critic

1

after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.

1

Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry

1

story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

3

tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain

3

old couple; elderly couple

1

departure; leaving; setting off

2

depiction; description; portrayal

1

dawn breaks; day dawns

1

Gifu (city, prefecture)

1

first thing in the afternoon

1

hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...

1

between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea

1

steam locomotive; steam train; (long-distance) train; non-electric train; diesel train

1

timetable; schedule

1

detective story

2

congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present

2

association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion

4

superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article

1

to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in

6

unfortunately; sorry, but ...

1

to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)

2

recording (in a book, the minutes, etc.); printing; including; recording (audio or video)

1

is that so?; I see; right; oh

4

clear writing; specification

1

Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned

2

eleven; 11; jack

3

men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders

1

date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)

3

weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence

1

rhapsody

1

song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

7

sale; offering for sale; putting on sale; putting on the market; release (for sale)

4

big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)

1

at that time; in those days; at that moment; then

2

dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion

1

to share (someone's) good luck; to follow (someone's) example; to enjoy the same benefits (of someone or something); to be named after

1

black tea

1

mixture of bean jam, boiled beans, agar cubes, fruit pieces and syrup

1

necessary expenses; due charges; tax deductible expenses

1

particulars; details; specified items

1

sum total; total amount

2

to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend

1