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squid tentacles

1

serious; not joking; straight

1

several tens

3

to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up

1

animal

3

rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous

3

straw mat

1

books returned unsold; books returned to the library

1

poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish

1

thick curtain; drop curtain

2

embellishment (e.g. of a story); ornamentation; decoration; (arch.) putting on makeup

1

noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless

1

"dancing" with hands and arms from a seated position; dancing empty-handed

4

to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like

1

conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance

1

sitting; stability

2

to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)

2

aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad

3

to let spoil; to leave to rot; to cause to rot; to discourage; to dishearten

1

duty; obligation; responsibility

2

to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in

1

bamboo blind

4

intermission during a performance (e.g. variety show, play, sumo, etc.); temporary departure of an actor (between the first and second halves of a noh or kyogen performance, during which time they change costumes, etc.)

4

ambulatory vending of snacks in a theater or stadium (theatre)

1

very messy; (stuff) all over the place; (lit.) no space even for one's feet

1

soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself

1

hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member

4

several people

1

opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part

1

pool for soaking seed rice before planting

2

women; womenfolks

5

manners; behavior; behaviour

3

to eat a bit of everything

2

large plate; platter

1

lidless box for clothes

1

coexistence; living together

1

propman; sceneshifter

2

to step on; to trample down; to tread on

1

acquaintance

2

to strip to one's waist; to go at with might and main

1

brush

1

giant; woodsman; alpinist

2

standing still

5

soft rush (Juncus effusus var. decipiens); common rush

4

to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)

2

disorderly; promiscuous

1

colour; color; hue; tints

3

considerably; not a little; in no small numbers

1

gorge; ravine; gap

1

unusually large or strong youth

2