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lower floor

1

fool; idiot

1

a third force

1

single (i.e. unmarried) person; someone alone

1

in one's senses; sane

1

complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)

1

crosswise

1

repaying a debt after achieving success; promise to repay a debt after achieving success

1

remaining unchanged (from the old state of things); none the better for the change (if at all)

1

tea ceremony; chanoyu

1

municipal railway; city streetcar; tram

1

two copies

1

final month of pregnancy; month in which childbirth is due

1

first (of its kind) in Japan

1

to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death

1

First World War (1914-1918); World War I; WWI; WW1

2

Taishō period (1912-1926); Taisho period

1

wooden clappers

1

sports shoes; sneakers

1

absurd; unreasonable

1

finishing (a race); running the whole distance; reaching the goal; staying the course

1

tunic

1

container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket

1

long-distance relay race; stagecoach; post horse

3

fixed paper-enclosed lantern; paper-covered wooden stand housing an (oil) lamp

1

Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (1871-2001)

1

demonstrative of one's worth; worthy of one's reputation; living up to one's name; bolstering one's reputation; enhancing one's prestige; winning one honour

1

pilgrimage; walking tour; travelling (on foot)

1

Romeo and Juliet

1

cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn across chest, e.g. by election candidate or relay runners); wrapper band on books, CDs, etc.

1

running the whole distance

1

Skanda (swift-footed guardian deity); great runner

6

topic; subject; rumor; talk; tale; story

2

pelvis

1

continuous; nonstop; consecutive; ceaseless

1

the teaching profession; education of laity

1

entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre); music hall

2

first cry of a newborn baby

1

cross mark; demerit mark; an X

7

pregnant

1

to expedite; to encourage; to spur (on)

1

steady advance; carrying all before one

1

Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance

3

madly in love; completely charmed (by); from the heart; entirely; (arch.) bottom of one's heart

1

race

1

essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith

1

victory celebration party; victory banquet

1

one four-of-a-kind and one three-of-a-kind in a dealt hand; three and a four (in dice games)

10

middle period; medium-term

1

horse's length

1