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several years; a few years

3

the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)

1

global warming

1

phenomenon

3

(air) temperature

6

stability; steadiness; consistency; stable

6

winter

3

malicious (at heart); spiteful; wicked

1

alternately; by turns; one after the other

2

being lightly dressed

1

to fall ill; to become indisposed; to have one's physical condition deteriorate

1

considerably; not a little; in no small numbers

2

work of art; artwork

2

to be prominent; to be conspicuous; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be remarkable; to be striking

5

fit; attack; spasm; ictus; paroxysm; seizure

2

fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)

2

Amitabha

1

to catch a cold

1

nasal voice

3

coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming

1

cough; coughing; tussis

3

this morning

6

apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but

1

English-Japanese dictionary

1

Japanese-language dictionary; dictionary of a national language

1

everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation

1

discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability

2

to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

2

modern Japanese (esp. as a school subject)

2

writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning

2

thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article

1

dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation

5

child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood

2

although

2

the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem

2

lending and borrowing

1

standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability

2

heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing

4

to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with

2

everyone; one and all

2

restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget

1

keeping things tidy and in order

1

brand-new article; new item

1

dish towel; tea towel; dishcloth

1

diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away

2

to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone

1

corner; nook; recess

2

meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally

1

decisive battle; deciding match; play-off

2

to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to

2