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rare; seldom

2

moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)

4

small animal

4

to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge

1

paddy field; farm

1

soil; breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)

3

improvement; reform

2

harmful insect; noxious insect; vermin; pest

5

extermination (esp. pests); expulsion; destruction

3

animal beneficial to humans

1

protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation

2

not only ... (but also); not just; as well as

7

farmer; farming family; farmhouse

1

divine messenger; messenger of a god (esp. an animal messenger)

1

or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...

6

lucky omen; happy; auspicious

1

to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in

1

common species; cosmopolitan

1

centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental

13

innumerable; countless; numberless

22

feeler; tentacle

31

to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm

6

to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)

3

divine beast

1

appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy

1

dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity

1

to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with

6

(religious) faith; belief; creed

2

to collect; to assemble; to gather

8

bleaching; whitening; chlorosis; albinism

1

model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)

8

Japanese rat snake (Elaphe climacophora)

1

albino Japanese rat snake

2

blackening

1

Japanese four-lined ratsnake (Elaphe quadrivirgata); Japanese striped snake

1

black Japanese striped snake (Elaphe quadrivirgata); Japanese black ratsnake

1

both; (not) either

3

head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top

47

predation; eating prey; preying upon

5

folk beliefs; folk religion

1

how; in what way; in what manner

1

agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)

1

riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious

2

upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)

1

westernmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)

1

going south

1

beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)

6

sand dune; sand hill

2

counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)

4

small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland

3