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coating; painting

2

to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour

5

rust

2

vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts

1

to twine around

5

Japanese bindweed (Calystegia japonica)

2

many communities (villages); cluster of plants

1

carpet; rug; runner

10

to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay

5

to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in

1

gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth

2

turquoise

1

horizon (related to bodies of water)

2

to mistake (A for B); to misread

1

mass of rock; rock lump; block

1

sound of the wind; voice of the wind

3

to break the silence; to break one's silence

3

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

2

to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on

2

to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe

5

beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank

2

(not) a soul; (not) a single person

2

breakwater

9

wave-dissipating concrete block; tetrapod

1

lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it

6

beach hut; beachside clubhouse

15

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

40

locker room; changing room; dressing room

4

to leave one's footprints; to leave one's mark on; to leave a message (behind)

2

concrete

1

(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway

4

paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement

3

cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)

1

dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre

4

low table

14

edge of the eaves; house frontage

3

characteristic (of); peculiar (to)

4

sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable

4

yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat

2

shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup); Italian ice; snow cone; sno-cone

2

iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner

4

loading; charging; filling

3

clearing; cleaning up; clearing; settling (e.g. payment)

5

to dig out; to pick up

2

omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement

2

grip

9

underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)

2

cone

3

to turn yellow; to become tinged with yellow; to yellow (with age)

3

newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper

3