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not to be depended on; of little hope

1

a hard time; pains

2

to exert oneself; to devote oneself to

2

Imari

1

The Book of Changes; Yijing; I Ching

1

something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah

1

mystery; wonder

1

kitchen

1

as if to say; as much as to say; as though

1

katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords

1

to ask a question; to begin to ask a question

1

measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion

2

lowercase letter; small letter

2

to get accustomed to using

1

to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate

3

approval; endorsement

1

creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring

2

subtracting points; points deducted

2

thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully

3

arithmetic

2

handsome youth (male); pretty boy

1

failure story; horror story

1

to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate

2

reason; logic; sense; natural way of things

2

to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse

1

sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year

1

fear makes the wolf bigger than he is; things are not as scary as they seem; (lit.) the ghost, when examined closely, is withered silver grass

1

romantic

2

to consult a dictionary

1

withered silver grass

6

ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom

11

road over a mountain pass

4

to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to

10

metaphysical

1

to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive

1

unidentified flying object; UFO

1

Nessie (i.e. the Loch Ness monster)

1

to mean

2

data collecting party; news crew

1

beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank

1

lake (in place names)

1

eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)

1

Hussey

1

to give thought to; to bear in mind; to keep in mind

1

altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced

6

all members; whole army

1

to happen to ride together; to share a vehicle; to (operate a) carpool

1

to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing

1

destination; whereabouts; future; prospects

1

terminus; last stop (e.g. train)

1