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to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly

3

specialist shop; shop specializing in a few types of product

1

borrowing

1

black lustre; black luster

2

vending machine

1

can; tin; canned food

1

drink; beverage

1

jaws of death; dangerous place; (lit.) tiger's den

1

shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi

1

to go to meet somebody

1

to pass; to pass by

2

formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty

13

august (in ref. to the emperor or the gods); imperial; divine

1

shopping area within a train station

1

coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe

1

hilly section of a city (usu. residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains

23

wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)

1

to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important

6

bay; gulf; inlet

2

to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of

1

driving technique

1

disorder; chaos; confusion

1

speaking of ...; as for ...

5

premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts

1

dusk; twilight

6

beforehand; in advance; previously

1

prediction; estimation

1

evasion; avoidance

4

astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast

2

to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in

1

to keep running

4

ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)

3

to narrow; to reduce; to contract

1

bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building

1

Kobo, the Li'l Rascal

1

crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue

5

composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation

1

station building

1

floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)

3

third-rate; third-class

1

guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections

1

to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away

6

ego; egoism; egoist

2

metre; meter; meter; gauge

1

gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying

2

to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter); to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality); to take part (in some work); to hang about

1

sidecar

2

evening; early night hours

1

tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus

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toppling sideways; turning sideways; falling over sideways; barrel roll

2