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memories; recollections; reminiscence

3

to be square; to be angular; to be jagged; to be formal; to be stiff; to be ceremonious

1

wooden building blocks; wooden bricks; playing with building blocks; piled timber; piling up wood

1

squared timber; rectangular lumber

1

to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

2

aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support

1

to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain

1

to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on

1

the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade

3

third; no. three

3

if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)

1

any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

1

to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of

1

second; number two; runner-up

2

small horse; pony; foal; colt; filly

2

piano (instrument); piano (dynamic)

1

teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder

2

(wooden) pencil

5

(artist's) sketch pad

8

to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)

3

realistic; pragmatic

1

nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing

1

third

1

hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation

1

to paint a picture; to draw a picture

1

forelock; bangs

1

to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby

2

(shopping) mall; shopping centre; mall (pedestrianized street); Moor; mold; mould; molding

9

weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73

1

loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal

1

guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests

2

street stall; stand; booth

1

low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)

1

commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise

3

going on a pleasure jaunt

1

reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about

2

normal state (condition)

1

check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out

1

small arms

1

to be similar (to); to be akin (to); to be like

1

to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)

1

heavy armament

5

guard (soldier)

5

head

2

various; varied; diverse; all sorts of

1

character; personality; (fictional) character; character

2

to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge

2

friendly

1

camouflage

1

service business (hotels, restaurants, etc.); service industry; hospitality industry

1