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Buddha's hand (Citrus medica sarcodactylus); fingered citron

3

withdrawal of troops

1

petty swindling; petty swindler

1

(dried) bonito stock

1

to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up

1

unemployed person; vagabond; floater; day labourer (esp. on the docks)

1

change; alteration; substitute; spare; replacement; proxy

35

Japanese hackberry (Celtis sinensis var. japonica); Chinese nettle tree; enoki mushroom (Flammulina velutipes); winter mushroom; velvet shank

1

boneless pork rib; boned pork rib

1

officers and men

1

personal bankruptcy; voluntary bankruptcy

1

Shouhei

3

prison sentence (without a stay of execution)

1

desire for improvement (in social standing, etc.); ambition to rise in the world

1

drunkard; heavy drinker; boozer

1

bill (e.g. at a restaurant); check

1

delay; lag; postponement; falling behind

1

senility; dotage; decrepitude

1

juice pressed from a bitter orange; ponzu (Japanese sauce made primarily of soy sauce and citrus juice)

1

any and every thing; altogether; lock, stock, and barrel; the whole shooting match; the whole kit and caboodle; without reserve

1

other crimes; further offenses; further offences

1

movie director; film director

1

Rumi

1

closeted maiden; carefully-raised girl from a well-to-do family

1

footwear; footgear; shoes

3

to get dead drunk; to get blind drunk

2

earthenware pot

1

announcement of time; time signal; news report; newsletter

1

crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly

1

napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis); nappa cabbage; Chinese cabbage

1

wall clock; grandfather clock

1

disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant

1

rice gruel containing vegetables, fish, etc., and seasoned with miso or soy sauce

1

(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base

1

aunt; old lady; ma'am

3

to bud; to sprout; to germinate; to have luck on one's side; to get lucky

1

aiming too high

1

business hours; opening hours; office hours

1

going home from work; on the way home from work

1

filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)

1

love hotel; short-stay hotel used primarily for sexual activities

2

Tosa (former province located in present-day Kochi Prefecture)

1

simmering; (boiling) gently

1

passbook; bankbook

1

feeling refreshed; feeling relieved

1

parasol (esp. one that is secured to the ground); sunshade; (beach) umbrella

1

only son

1

(eating or drinking) to one's heart's content

1

bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well

2

horse racing

1