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unrequited love; one-sided love

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judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

3

troublesome; pain in the butt

1

neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity

1

acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption

3

starting (construction) work

3

starting a train (or bus, etc.) before all the passengers are on board; making a snap decision; starting an action without considering objections to it any longer

2

love of drink; fondness for alcohol; person who likes to drink; drinker

2

Italy

4

poor; lame; ill-prepared

1

Mao jacket; Mao suit

1

how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name

6

being rampant; domination

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jingling; jangling; clinking; lasciviously; coquettishly

2

part; component

3

merry; joyful; gleeful

1

child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face

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

6

Osugi

1

Pi-ko

1

the other day; some time ago; recently

2

devoted; self-sacrificing

1

strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing

2

candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination

3

to copy; to duplicate; to describe; to depict; to imitate; to model after

3

aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad

1

wine

5

cellar; basement

4

boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque

4

ventilation hole; vent

2

mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking

2

salad oil; vegetable oil

2

bottom step; bottom stair; last line; last column; bottom row (e.g. drawers)

1

left back (corner, etc.); on the left and at the rear; left-hand side and at the back

1

round; spherical; circular

1

ceramics

2

(stone) guardian lion-dogs at a Shinto shrine

3

Okinawan lion (or lion dog) statue placed as talisman against evil at entrances and on roofs

17

memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir

6

humorous

1

Okinawa (city, prefecture)

5

shortage of stock; scarcity of goods; being in short supply

2

limited edition items; limited edition

3

here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over

2

fragment; broken piece; one of the same group; accomplice; one of a pair; counterpart

5

week after next

2

Sunday

3

13th day of the month; 13 days

3

verification; confirmation; on-site inspection (by a judge, investigator, etc.) to gather physical evidence; verification

1

to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)

1