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for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now

2

binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term

1

to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)

1

to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched

2

indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very

13

Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)

1

serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce

1

they

1

all present; all concerned; all of us

8

opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items

6

god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder

6

major change; major transformation

1

button (clothing); push-button

1

to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)

1

sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading

1

to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become

2

Ebizou

1

honorific/polite/humble prefix

13

to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need

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prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish

1

cuttlefish; squid

2

suffix for familiar person

3

super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than

1

warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer

3

union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration

1

unification of the whole country

1

transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety

1

arms; armament

1

north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind

3

peerless; unequaled; unequalled

1

valley

1

again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and

4

very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary

1

to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

3

this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence

10

negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness

1

to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!

3

Sanzu River (Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx)

3

water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout

1

sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly

1

slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long

1

tirthika; non-Buddhist teachings; heterodoxy; unorthodoxy; demon; devil

8

great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique

5

to increase; to grow

2

time; season; period; phase; stage

3

if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question

7

to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine

1

as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

1

custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example

1

indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged

3