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to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

4

iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast

1

bombarding; shelling; bombardment

1

check mark; tick mark

1

tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox

2

sounding of a drum or hand drum; sound of drums; full (stomach); bursting

1

appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance

1

in fact

1

Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)

1

800; eight hundred; multitude; large number

2

eight; 8

2

number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout

1

how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how

1

scout; patrol; spy

1

as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...

2

to surpass; to outstrip; to excel

1

to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember

3

to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included

1

originally; by nature; from the start

1

enrollment in kindergarten; enrolment in nursery school; entering a park, garden, zoo, etc.

3

miso soup

2

to sell

1

bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)

1

miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling

1

as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively

1

purchase; buy

1

bang on the money; spot on; right answer

1

deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)

1

-ish; -like

2

cucumber (Cucumis sativus)

1

fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent

1

comfortable; pleasant

5

mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door

1

to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)

2

to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base

1

to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach

40

human being; human; person; character (of a person)

1

custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice

1

traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...

1

to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in

1

actually; in fact; as a matter of fact

1

loveable; very likeable; like very much

3

close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum

1

injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss

2

such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o

1

disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes

1

grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude

1

with a gulp

1

when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned

2

sigh

2