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weapon

1

new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure

1

society for the study of manga; manga club

1

all-time low (price, in trading); record low; new low

1

recent photograph or photography

1

floundering while nearly drowning; suffering

1

Tutankhamen

1

misedashi; debut of an apprentice geisha; ceremony in which a shikomi becomes a maiko

1

transplanting; transplantation

1

to try to make a favourable impression; to appeal

1

head over heels; madly (in love)

1

local site; location for making or filming a movie

1

Ousaka

1

lap blanket

1

resigning from a company on marriage (of a woman)

1

violation of the law

1

ox or whale penis, used as a tonic or aphrodisiac

1

phoenix (esp. fenghuang, the Chinese phoenix)

1

cheek (of face)

1

with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new

1

circular notice (esp. distributed to households within a neighbourhood association)

3

reinstatement; reappointment

1

foie gras

2

opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling

1

batting practice facility; batting practice center; batting cage

1

drink money; alcohol expenses; tip; gratuity

1

takeout (i.e. food); take-out; takeaway; take-away

1

coming out; emerging; being born into (a certain family); being a native of (a particular place)

2

shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)

30

tone; manner of speaking

1

Bibi

1

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)

2

fall; decline; string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt; food offering to the gods; leftovers

1

endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever

1

green willow (i.e. one that has budded); meat of the trough shell (Mactra chinensis)

5

what's that?; what the...

1

to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do

1

muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness

2

neurosis; nervous breakdown; mental problem; identity crisis; obsession

1

enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad

1

ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest

3

to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of

2

appendix; supplement; annex; extra (of a newspaper or magazine)

1

easy to use

1

speaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.); going on about one's love affairs

1

other people; others

2

complete bed rest; complete rest and quiet

2

French food

1

coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming

1

hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough; hard-boiled fiction

1