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doorbell

1

whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering

1

charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement

1

drooping eyes

2

Akashiya Sanma (1955.7-)

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George Tokoro (1955.1-; comedian)

1

comedian

1

neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)

2

counter for tours, cycles, rounds, circuits, etc.

3

green dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of green dragon tiles

4

Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures); Kantō (eastern half of Japan; during the feudal era)

1

double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)

6

triple

2

yakuman; win worth 32000 points (or, if dealer, 48000 points)

10

duplication; repetition; overlapping; redundancy; restoration

1

all honors; winning hand consisting only of honor tiles

1

four concealed triplets (yakuman); four concealed three-of-a-kinds

1

east, west, south and north

1

big four winds; winning hand containing four kongs or pungs of winds

2

mahjong player

1

once in a lifetime; once in one's life

1

evening; evening hour

1

Yamada Denki (Japanese electronics retail chain)

1

clothing store; boutique; dress shop

1

great hurry; great haste; rush

1

that sort of; that kind of; that (over there); like that; in that way; so

1

I appreciate your efforts

1

(flower) vase

2

visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)

1

to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

1

to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity

1

to brighten; to grow light

1

curl (of hair); ringlet

1

mink

1

bare legs; bare feet; stockingless legs

1

volume (sound level); volume; bulk; volume (book); volume (storage area); potentiometer

2

gross (i.e. 12 dozen); gross (i.e. not net); total; gross score

2

flashy; gaudy; flamboyant

1

Arta (Greece)

2

to be biased; to be prejudiced; to be partial; to be one-sided

1

to get on the wrong vehicle (bus, train, etc.)

1

Aomori (city, prefecture)

1

Los Angeles

1

sudden change; upheaval

1

dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance

2

water and sky; Varuna; Vedic god of water and sky (adopted into Buddhism as god of water and protector of the west)

5

palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign

5

Shinto shrine

3

ignorance; inexperience; unfamiliarity

1

Shinjuku Station

2