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to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)

2

to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)

1

to harm one's health

1

ten years; decade

1

to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see

1

silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling

3

meaning; called; said

5

door (Western-style, car, etc.)

2

very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary

2

reading (books)

2

lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit

8

boy; son; baby boy; young man

2

Christmas carol; Christmas song

1

first meeting; first contest between

2

image; figure; figure; form; image

1

absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another

1

to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling

1

to watch over; to watch attentively

2

virtual image; false image; pretense; pretence

2

sense of security

1

to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)

2

mother; wife

6

to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)

1

to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see

1

lesson; class work; teaching; instruction

1

unnecessary; not needed; not necessary

1

lo-fi

1

hip-hop

1

sound of rainfall

1

close to the ear

3

to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)

1

reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes

1

dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation

1

measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy

2

positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)

2

implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation

1

or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other

1

comfortable; pleasant

1

rhythm

1

to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on); to be lighted; to catch fire

1

night lighting; nighttime illumination

1

light; faint; pale; fleeting

1

darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy

4

background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)

1

lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)

1

both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

2

to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen

2

small box; casket

2

to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check

2

eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood

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