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nine (in mekuri karuta); oicho-kabu (traditional Japanese gambling card game)

3

rehash; (boring) rerun; second brew of tea

1

choice; selection

2

to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)

1

translation; version (e.g. "English version")

1

climax; peak; zenith; apex

3

there is nothing

1

to smash up; to defeat crushingly

2

both people; two people; two directions; both directions

1

three and eight; Arisaka Type 38 rifle

3

wonderful; astounding; marvellous

2

high score

3

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that

1

to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm

1

to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset

3

wedding dress

3

hero

2

triumphant return; returning in triumph

1

blessing

1

dilution; watering down; inflation (of budget, claim, etc.); padding

1

common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice

3

to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with

1

to be dependable; to be reliable

1

assuming that ...; supposing that ...

1

bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite

1

bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre

2

tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded

1

baton (relay, orchestral conducting, etc.)

3

to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

1

final scene; the end; finale

3

(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future

2

whether you like it or not; no matter what one may do; in any event; at all events; (lit.) whether you laugh or cry

1

process; course; mechanism

2

transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above

2

class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate

3

true value; real worth

2

large boat

1

(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around

3

quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument

1

nature; property; disposition

1

walking heavily; lumbering

1

(not) merely; (not) simply

2

fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification

4

to defeat

3

all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception

1

to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate

1

west side; west bank

1

to stare at; to glare at

1

saliva held in one's mouth during times of tension

1

to decide; to determine

1