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straw

2

to clatter; to flap (noisily); to rattle; to walk around being unable to settle down

2

muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer

3

sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical

1

to have one's neck wrung

1

to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up

1

bottom; sole

2

needle-point holder (in ikebana); frog

1

instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye

1

to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places

1

below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after

2

hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit

2

crash into; clash

1

falling on one's backside (behind, bottom); pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside

1

pit of the stomach; solar plexus

1

direct hit

2

frog

1

to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak

3

resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret

1

Ouch!

1

to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)

1

on purpose; deliberately; intentionally

1

shudder; shiver; trembling with fear

1

to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl

1

just as one thought; as usual; sure enough

2

regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice

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

to be smeared; to be covered

3

bump (e.g. on forehead); lump; protuberance; swelling

2

final form

1

tradition; legend; folklore

1

if so; in that case; in that situation

2

(suffering) damage; injury; harm

1

to get one's head around; to think about

1

speaking of; (I told you) already; come on

1

one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)

1

one second

1

proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification

2

to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence

1

to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying

1

to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)

2

sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling

1

madder red; dark red; crimson

1

to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained

2

wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza

2

cool air

1

working in the fields; working on a farm

1

thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight

1

awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained

1

sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable

1