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three and eight; Arisaka Type 38 rifle

2

crouch start (in a sprint)

1

sports ground; sports oval

2

running alone; running solo; having a large lead (over the others); being far ahead (of everyone else); having one's own way; ignoring others' opinions and acting as one wishes

1

goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul

5

to compete with; to vie for

1

big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)

3

skyrocket; bottle rocket

1

world record; establishing a world record (in)

1

standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing

1

influenza; flu

1

to contract (a disease); to suffer from

1

how many hours?

2

quickly; briefly

1

to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid

3

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

5

to quarrel; to dispute

1

height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)

3

sponge cake

1

mineral dust; mine dust; fine particles; dust

1

to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)

1

thirty; 30

2

desk; copy editor

1

to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to

3

spontaneous generation; abiogenesis; natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence

2

peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky

1

on the sea; on the ocean; offshore

1

presumption; assumption; estimation

2

to drool; to dribble; to slobber

1

everybody; every last one of them; all

2

to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying

1

surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand

2

waiting room

2

errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use

2

to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone

2

dark; gloomy; somber; depressing

1

reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding

2

empirical; from experience

2

analogue watch; analogue clock

1

mumps; epidemic parotitis

1

to lie down; to retire; to go to bed (with an illness)

1

reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind

1

vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)

2

condition; state (of health); appearance

5

Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)

1

charter

1

before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing

1

drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene

4

diagram; graph; schema

1

going to and fro; back and forth

1