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cloudy sky; overcast sky; cloudy weather

2

to alert; to get one's attention; to draw one's attention

1

being the sole winner; winner-take-all

1

domination; supremacy

4

leader; boss; upper part of a flag; (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals

12

allotment; apportionment; share; dividend

1

separate; scattered; apart

25

to get; to be given

3

borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)

25

grated daikon; daikon grater

1

daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor

1

balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic

4

strongest (candidate); likeliest (winner); top (suspect)

11

cot; bunk

5

adding (equipment, facilities, etc.); establishing more; installing more; increase; extension; expansion

1

one's figure during sleep

4

light blue; pale blue; aqua

1

to fall asleep

1

(convalescent) rest

9

influencing (a person) for good

2

real time

3

outside of one's area of expertise

2

death in madness; dying insane

1

braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait

43

wheelie

1

dangerous driving; reckless driving

1

bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)

2

without a moment's delay

3

before long

1

permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of

4

self-aggrandizement under pretense of aiding another (aggrandisement, pretence)

9

pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking

11

extremely busy; (lit.) wanting even the help of a cat

1

to head home; to leave for home

1

tie-in; package deal

1

the way back; the way home; return trip

5

say; well; um; er

4

gathering; mixer; meetup; assembly; social; exchange meeting

1

touching; moving; painful

1

close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)

5

to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder

1

to rebuke; to scold harshly

8

negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated

12

seeing eye to eye; reaching an agreement; coinciding in opinion

4

location; address

2

I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...

3

very careless; quite thoughtless

1

to wish to go well; to have good intentions

6

not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it

3

being all smiles with joy

5