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wish; dream; prayer; one's desire

5

to give; to present; to offer; to do for someone's sake

1

pacifism

1

to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial

1

visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship

3

virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless

1

elbowing (someone); rejection; rebuff

1

fainting in agony

1

phrase; strawberry

2

Takenaka Hanbee

1

leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle

4

Yamashiro (former province located in the south of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)

1

capture; takeover; hijack; skyjacking

1

"gentleman" who escorts a woman home, only to make a pass at her

1

possibly; by some possibility; perhaps

1

possibly; perhaps; perchance; unintentionally; accidentally

1

having no plan; acting without a plan; acting impulsively

1

trying the food at various restaurants; eating tour; walking while eating; eating while walking

3

(ceremonial) arrow used to drive off evil

1

type of household amulet or talisman, issued by a Shinto shrine, hung in the house for protection

1

fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)

12

leader of a group of juvenile delinquents

2

to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam

3

cousin (younger female)

2

to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation

1

New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)

1

obstruction of business; interference with business

1

meanwhile; in the meantime

2

to start eating

1

cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding

1

soot

1

Earth; the globe

2

kindergartener; preschooler

1

kindergarten

9

finishing kindergarten; graduating from kindergarten

4

strongly; violently; with all one's strength

1

back off!; leave me alone!

1

being moved forcibly, e.g. being carted to a police station, transportation for forced labour, etc.

2

B; b

1

to make eye contact

2

to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper

1

regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected

5

person of common sense; common sense man

3

anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up

2

passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing

3

breakup of diplomatic relations; diplomatic break

1

trying one's luck; test of one's luck

1

fare box (in a bus, etc.)

1

100 yen coin

1

cylindrical; tubular

1