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both legs

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quadruped walking; walking on four legs

1

mammal; mammalian

1

tail (animal); tail end; tip

2

slender; slim

1

curve

1

upper half of the body; upper body

1

person from (the planet of)

2

obstruction; hindrance

1

Venus de Milo

2

unskilled; not very good at

1

10,000; ten thousand

1

manufacture; production

1

regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable

1

setsubun; last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4), day of the bean scattering ceremony; last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)

3

half the amount (of money); half price; half fare

1

futomaki; thick roll of makizushi; rolling something thickly; something rolled thickly (a cigar, etc.)

9

favourable direction; favorable direction; lucky direction

2

to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate

2

eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)

1

nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets

1

ehōmaki; uncut sushi roll eaten during setsubun

1

something out of the ordinary; variant; variety; person with an unusual character or background; unique figure; exceptional type

1

hamster

1

(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food

2

former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend

2

manners; behavior; behaviour

1

eleventh day of the month; eleven days

4

to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively

2

one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends

1

location information (as used by location-based services, e.g. GPS position)

1

closing time; lockup; curfew

2

next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to

1

to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop

2

ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)

1

having a high threshold (for entry); difficult to approach; feeling awkward to go to (of someone's home)

1

all tickets

1

opposite side; other side; other party

1

sunken kotatsu; low table over a hole in the floor (may have a heat source underneath and a hanging quilt to retain warmth)

1

white

1

to come to like a lot; to fall in love

1

well-known store

1

to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation

1

condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); condensation (of a vapour or gas)

1

creative cookery; creative cuisine

1

arrangement of food (on a dish); serving of (arranged) food

1

good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show

1

salmon

1

freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium spp., esp. the Oriental river prawn, Macrobrachium nipponense)

1

costar; coactor

1