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five; 5

3

counter for wheels and flowers

3

at once; immediately; without delay; promptly

1

action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation

2

to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)

1

just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...

14

suffix for familiar person

12

first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

5

to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan

1

Japan and the United States; Japanese-American

5

opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism

4

war; battle; match; game; competition

3

Summer Olympics

3

just before

1

the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous

4

supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder

1

to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for

2

(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)

1

the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

41

this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")

6

Japan

25

thorough; exhaustive; complete

1

to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)

1

loss of (self-)confidence; inferiority complex

1

to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into

1

hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo

59

Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned

4

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

11

August; eighth month of the lunar calendar

1

seventh day of the month; seven days

1

one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish

1

water sports

2

mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event

3

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)

103

curtain; bunting; act (in play)

1

to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out

1

come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see

3

this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me

7

honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

4

notice; attention; observation

2

10,000; ten thousand

1

counter for people

1

accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission

1

high-status Shinto shrine with connection to imperial family; imperial Shinto shrine

1

stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp

1

overcrowded; congested

1

how; in what way; how about

10

stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)

3

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker

20

don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...

19