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Yachounomori

2

runway (fashion); catwalk; runway (aircraft)

1

highway

1

(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard

1

funeral hall; ceremony site

1

trendy

1

(racially) pure Japanese

2

ehōmaki; uncut sushi roll eaten during setsubun

1

hey; yo; hi

1

non-alcoholic; alcohol-free

2

cesspool; sink; manure sink

1

actor

1

Tokyo dialect; Tokyo accent

1

Japanese drum

1

significant; suggestive; insinuating; words or behaviour that hints at a deeper meaning

2

officers and men

1

as a god; as was done in the age of the gods

2

areole

2

swipe (multi-touch screen interface); swipe; sweeping blow

1

sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus

1

arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)

1

mizuna (Brassica rapa var. nipposinica); potherb mustard; Elatostema umbellatum var. majus (variety of plant related to the nettles)

5

terraced house; terrace house; row house; (detached) house with a terrace

5

game under lights (e.g. baseball); night game

1

Japanese mustard spinach (Brassica rapa var. perviridis)

1

this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent

1

snowboard; snowboarding

6

weight; body weight; importance; weight; emphasis

1

on air; on the air

1

to go past; to pass; to pass by

1

to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)

1

Sean; Cyon; Shaun; Shawn; Shone

8

freshly drawn bath; (taking) a bath before anyone else

1

Muse; one's muse

1

househusband; stay-at-home dad

2

passion; ardor; enthusiasm; The Passion

1

wow

3

closing of a park (e.g. theme park, botanical garden, etc.)

1

sobriety; soberness; sober face

2

handshake event; handshake session; event where it is possible to shake hands with a celebrity, sportsperson, pop star, etc.

6

setsubun; last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4), day of the bean scattering ceremony; last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)

1

when; at what moment; what time

1

satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client

1

mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; snow hut

3

standard language (used in government, education, etc.); standard Japanese

1

to be stingy; to be tightfisted

1

bikini model (usually teenage); pin-up girl

3

licking; dead drunk; blind drunk

2

not wearing a bra; being bra-less; generic (goods)

2

tomboy

4