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note; memo; memorandum

4

newspaper

1

you (plural); all of you; you all

1

mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)

34

shelving (a play, movie, etc.); closing down; cancelling; rice storehouse of the Edo shogunate

3

telling a riddle

1

finish

1

tsk; tut; shoot; chirp

1

clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)

1

forelock; bangs

2

to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick

1

elevation; high ground

1

underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret

5

storehouse; warehouse; godown

1

sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid

7

guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper

1

to ponder; to brood

1

quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful

14

a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course

2

with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names

2

how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way

7

to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard

2

dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing

1

please

1

equality; impartiality; evenness

1

objection

1

poet (of tanka poems)

2

name; given name; first name

13

considerably; fairly; quite

4

knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)

5

Okura

3

so; to such an extent; such

1

indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation

3

slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late

1

smartphone; smart phone

3

mountain top

2

looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to

1

Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry)

1

to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

1

to have one's eye caught on something; to have one's attention drawn to something

1

silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank

34

ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet

13

at any rate; anyhow

1

to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate

4

to pull a wry face; to screw one's face up; to pucker one's face; to scowl; to grimace; to frown

1

gold and silver; money

1

treasure

1

child

4

one's own child; one's own children

2

such ... as; or some such

2