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all-terrain vehicle; quad bike; dune buggy; beach buggy; buggy; stroller

3

baby; infant

3

conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption

2

replica

1

degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion

1

firmly; flatly; definitely (wrong, different, etc.); absolutely; by far; far and away

2

date; dating

1

one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years

8

by force of circumstance; in the circumstances; given the circumstances

1

actually; in fact; as a matter of fact

2

abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve

1

to hold still; to hold in place; to calm down; to become steady (e.g. of nerves); to become fixed (e.g. of a gaze); to become glazed

2

much less; to say nothing of

3

outflow; effluence; efflux; outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)

1

juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce

4

kanreki; one's 60th birthday (or 61st in the traditional age reckoning system) when one has lived through a full sexagenary cycle

1

course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)

1

atonement (for one's sins); expiation; making amends; making up for (a misdeed)

1

amateur

1

novice; greenhorn; squirt; worthless person

1

correction; looking over; touching up

1

one's true feelings and one's official stance (which may be at odds); one's real motive and one's stated reason

1

first meeting; first interview with

2

to act suspiciously; to behave in a strange way

1

foolish; stupid; silly

4

present continuous tense; present progressive form; ongoing; (currently) active; currently in progress

3

not yet known; unknown; strange

4

romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance

3

maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting

1

exposure; disclosure

2

folding book; counter for units of paper and nori (48 pages of Mino paper; 20 pages of hanshi; 10 sheets of nori); counter for folding books, folding screens, shields, etc.; counter for pairs (of curtains); counter for tatami mats

1

winning a prize; receiving an award; being awarded

5

nostalgia

1

to get on; to climb on

2

big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage

2

very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded

1

bitterness; bitter taste

2

to learn; to study; to take lessons in

4

after lunch

1

making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform

1

insertion; letter drop; sending to a prisoner; thing sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task

1

perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance

1

professional debut

1

to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict

1

to shut one's mouth; to hold one's tongue; to keep silent

1

because of this

1

space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings

1

to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive

1

critical moment; do-or-die situation; critical juncture

2

selection; sorting; culling; screening; triage

1