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was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...

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um; er; nuh-uh; no; oof

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judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

1

a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly

1

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

4

to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)

5

inside a car (train, bus, etc.)

2

always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop

1

without an occupation; unemployed; jobless

1

burn; scald

1

parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage

1

used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)

2

rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby

2

ashamed

1

thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love

1

to suspect

1

isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

4

to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)

6

very, very bad

1

to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that

2

often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply

1

age; years

4

phrase; strawberry

1

food

3

scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful

27

abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning

3

dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group

3

Kumamoto (city, prefecture)

3

native place; birth-place; one's old home; province; region; locality

1

excellent sweet; confection of an established name

1

policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle

1

detective

2

should; must; -able; probably; likely

1

toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory

1

I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)

2

poop; faeces; feces; crap; trash; garbage

1

essential; important; crucial; vital; main

4

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly

1

to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst

5

suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy

1

to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve

1

passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)

1

railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations

2

elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology

1

pupil in ... year; student in ... year

3

grandfather; male senior-citizen

2

lawn mowing

1

to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out

1

to collect; to assemble; to gather

3

to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into

1