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to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry

1

faltering; hesitation

4

to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential

1

sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care

3

to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)

6

active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try

1

senior high school student

4

wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected

1

relatively; comparatively

4

to happen to pass by

1

student (esp. a university student)

5

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

13

history of Japan; Japanese history

2

study; research; investigation

1

club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse

3

putting in an appearance; visiting; coming to the surface; appearing; showing one's face (in TV, social media, etc.)

1

manner of using one's hands

1

cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration

2

Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine

1

clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect

2

grilled fish

1

hijiki (dark edible seaweed usu. sold in dried black strips; Hizikia fusiformis)

1

salad

1

nameko (var. of mushroom) (Pholiota nameko)

1

miso soup

1

unpolished rice; unmilled rice; brown rice

1

green salad

1

French bread (esp. baguette); breadstick

1

smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed

1

historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular

2

warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown

1

to get information; to find out; to get wind of

1

table

8

to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)

4

appearing as if something doesn't exist; casual; offhand

1

explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend

14

middle and high school; medium and high (level)

1

lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk

3

going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease

3

same year in school

1

association; socializing; socialising; fellowship

1

to be gossiped about

1

your home; your family; their home; (my) home

2

history; pedigree; lineage

1

grandpa; granddad

1

liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity

11

from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial

2

to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along

9

document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone

1

Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

2