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consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice

2

wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war

1

single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)

3

absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)

2

interval; break; pause; spare moment

1

such ... as; or some such

2

grandfather; male senior-citizen

1

parents; both parents

4

monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision

1

to escape

1

to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination

2

to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)

1

sympathy; compassion; pity

1

Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)

1

priority; order of precedence

1

until now; so far; up to the present

4

details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof

1

ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml

1

persuasion

3

Kanazawa (city in Ishikawa)

3

branch; subdivision

1

opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person

5

dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)

33

introduction; presentation; referral; listing

5

dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook

7

very; excellent

1

denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)

3

immediate reply

1

counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.

1

to that extent; to that degree; so much; so

5

serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)

5

worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering

3

to writhe (in pain)

1

in this way; like this

1

it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

2

to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle

2

to pluck; to pick; to tear

2

clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.

3

(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say

2

to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love

1

coincident with; while; simultaneously

3

motive; incentive; motif

3

straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

3

male carer (at a nursery school, children's home, etc.); childcare worker

1

marshmallow

1

difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error

3

to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close

2

simply; merely; only; solely

2

to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by

4

to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to

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