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school life

1

to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at

1

to escape

2

Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?

1

to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get

4

phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo

2

staff room

1

principal's office

1

to leave behind

4

song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

9

to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem

2

to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

4

singing voice; (sound of) singing

6

announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known

1

heartening; reassuring

1

to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back

3

after having come this far; now that we've come this far

1

sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat

1

God only knows what may happen

1

Latin-Japanese (e.g. dictionary)

1

for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest

1

snake; serpent; large snake

2

to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand

3

to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits

2

chlorinated lime; calcium hypochlorite; chloride of lime; bleaching powder

1

to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up

1

to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)

2

to go; to come

1

crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)

1

scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))

2

tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration

3

mermaid; merman

35

annoying; provoking

1

-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...

1

spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread

1

inveigling; ensnaring; enticement; cajoling

1

to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at

3

being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability

1

Nichiren chant; (an empty) slogan

1

to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors

1

mermaid

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to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)

1

river; stream; River; the ... river

2

blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body

2

perpetual youth and longevity; immortality

7

research establishment; research institute; laboratory

1

scientific

2

inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)

1

mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory

1

science

4