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guard; girder bridge

2

hook (fishing, golf, boxing, etc.)

1

upper

1

three; three years of age

6

fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best

1

tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well

2

to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

1

last; final; end; conclusion; rust

1

once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat

2

nice; good; well-executed

1

rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless

1

breathing; respiration

1

to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best

1

honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly

1

to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)

1

too; also; still; as before; even so; either way

1

misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess

1

far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead

1

dome

1

next day

1

encore

1

curtain; bunting; act (in play)

1

behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)

4

safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good

5

morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning

2

seven o'clock

1

eight o'clock

2

red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)

1

leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host

1

routine

1

human; human-like; as a person

1

essence; true nature; substance; reality

1

Keiko

2

shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.

1

practice; practising; training; study

1

producer; director

2

mother; mom; mum; wife

2

existence; being

1

the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person

3

to writhe in agony

1

figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition

1

so-so; passable; now, now; my, my

1

to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after

2

relatively; comparatively

1

counselling service (counseling); life matters advice service

1

story; tale; talk; discussion

1

at times; occasionally

1

four

1

eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice

1

child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot

3