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cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga

2

to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)

3

school cap

1

inlet; bay; inland sea

2

without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory

1

warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow

1

coincident with; while; simultaneously

2

implication; significance; connotation; depth of meaning; complications of a problem

1

district; section; sector

1

sevenfold; seven-ply

1

multilayered; doubled

1

sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness

1

weasel (esp. the Japanese weasel, Mustela itatsi); mustelid (any other member of the weasel family, incl. badgers, martens, minks, ferrets, otters, polecats, stoats, skunks, etc.)

1

sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen

1

to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent

2

shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)

1

pipe; tube

2

three; three years of age

4

grandfather; male senior-citizen

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groan; moan; moaning

1

to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old

2

to show each other

1

equinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held); Buddhist services during the equinoctial week; nirvana

2

square; rectangular

1

to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with

2

naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt

1

one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand

2

to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)

1

crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby

1

crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby

3

firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)

6

grandchild

1

elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)

1

paper

3

just (applies to set number of items, instances, etc.)

1

each other; one another

2

goods; article; thing

1

to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore

2

oh; yes; huh?; hm?

1

total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects

2

anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means

1

without one's knowledge; easily

1

and then; and so; and; so then

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well done!; bravo!; zenzai; red bean soup made with azuki beans

3

drool

1

person who prefers sweet things to alcoholic drinks; person with a sweet tooth

2

palm (of one's hand)

2

other side; opposite side; other party

1

to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)

1

older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am

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