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summer vacation; summer holiday

4

turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)

2

to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely

2

long period (of time)

1

Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)

4

common name; popular name

1

kingdom; monarchy

3

to remain; to stay (somewhere)

1

appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)

1

section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.

1

end; close; finish; termination

1

table tennis; ping-pong

1

half

1

master; expert; mansion; large house; rich family; distinguished family

2

caste

1

rematch (after an earlier loss)

1

postwar period; period after Second World War

1

opium poppy (Papaver somniferum)

1

commencing with; including

1

in all

1

3D; three dimensional

1

picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage

1

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

2

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

1

negotiation team; negotiating body

1

standard; norm

1

to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished

1

purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce

1

to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious

2

sandy beach

1

heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion

1

Izu Peninsula

2

peninsula; Korea

1

pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to

2

thunderous roar; roaring sound

2

by (means of); with

4

clock; watch; timepiece

1

needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer

1

composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization

4

down; below; downward

1

cartwheel

3

to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)

1

vacuum; hollow; empty

1

explosion; rupture; break off

2

summer

3

cumulus clouds

1

to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible

1

lightning

1

deviation; departure; omission

2

sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid

2