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escalator

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old gentleman; elderly gentleman

1

Kentucky; Kentucky Fried Chicken; KFC

1

state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. of Canada); continent; province (of Japan); province (of ancient China); prefecture

1

uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)

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automatic door

3

not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable

1

(member of the) yakuza; gangster; hoodlum; racketeer; useless; worthless

4

two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives

4

alternate; alternation

3

elasticity; flexibility

6

individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic

1

confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent

2

likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness

3

forget it; forget what I just said; scratch that; check that

2

a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible

4

to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)

4

the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down

3

ill-bred; vulgar; boorish

2

face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members

7

pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop); hospital pharmacy; dispensary

1

to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)

1

visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship

3

grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts

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gravel

1

gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter

3

not worth mentioning; nothing special; nothing in particular; no notable ...

3

frequent; incessant

2

to grumble; to complain

3

molester; groper; masher; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot

2

(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language

2

to tip off (e.g. the police); to inform (on); to squeal; to rat

1

head; brains; intellect; understanding

1

Anna era (968.8.13-970.3.25); Anwa era

5

to bring (someone into a place); to lead into

2

obscene; indecent; lewd; bawdy; loose; improper

2

to crack down on (e.g. crime, corruption); to deal a crushing blow to; to bring down the hammer on

1

such and such; so and so

3

to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain

1

loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness

8

aikido

1

to fling (away); to hurl

5

to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free

2

ground beetle; carabid (esp. of superfamily Caraboidea, but excluding subfamily Carabinae); Anisodactylus signatus (species of ground beetle)

1

to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize

5

(stone) guardian lion-dogs at a Shinto shrine

2

shudder; shiver; agitation

1

resultant; consequential

8

light trap (for killing insects)

1

main hall (of a Shinto shrine); main shrine; inner sanctuary

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