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Ryuuka

1

Frodo (Baggins)

1

quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive

1

underfloor heating

2

the war generation

1

Junji

1

salad dressed with tofu, white sesame, and white miso

1

busy; hurried; yours sincerely; yours in haste; (arch.) simple; (arch.) brief

1

trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing

1

mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district

1

dustpan

1

last day of the month

1

kuna (Croatian currency)

8

Yoshii

1

about here; in this neighborhood

2

seashore; beach; food wrapped in nori

1

consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp

1

Miyazawa Kenji (1896-1933)

1

class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate

1

four-leaf clover

1

giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn); (arch.) horse that can ride 1000 ri in a day

3

self; the ego

1

false tooth; denture

1

rigor mortis

1

idleness; inactivity

1

matter for congratulation (wedding, pregnancy, birth, etc.); happy event

1

crematory; crematorium

2

foreign-made car; imported car; paddle wheel

3

school arts festival

1

alms-giving; charity; offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.); financially supporting one's favorite celebrity (by buying merchandise, attending events, etc.)

1

miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); (in Okinawa) carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors

1

commercial (e.g. TV)

1

gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables

2

old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book

5

heigh-ho; heave-ho; la-la

1

Gunma (prefecture)

1

first snow (of the season); first snowfall

1

automatic lock; automatic door-locking system

1

Buddhist priest; monk; son (of others)

1

all-night vigil over a body; wake

1

very highly commended; highly lauded; very well-received; very popular

1

overanxiety; needless worry

1

excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home

1

remedy for a cold; cold medicine

1

with a bump; with a clunk; yelp (e.g. of a fox); bark; howl

2

barbershop; barber shop; barber

1

rice cakes; pounded mochi rice

2

sutra chanting

8

to be refined (character, manners); to be classy; to be polished

1

kern; Kahn

3