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oxygen cylinder

1

on inquiry; if inquiring

2

yeast cell

2

moody person

1

productivity

1

discretion; prudence; good sense; judgement; judgment; wisdom

1

to cause harm (to)

1

radial; radiating

1

to get a laugh

1

legal circles

1

showing no signs of (verb); extremely unlikely to (verb)

1

to awake from one's sleep

1

paradox

1

pretext for not revealing something (e.g. actual reason for one's failure, vested interest, etc.)

1

absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic

1

ceremony performed by a sorcerer to protect a noble setting out on a trip; walking in large steps; walking with a disabled leg; someone with a disabled leg

1

Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint

2

(being) off night duty; end of a night shift

1

guard; security (officer); guardsman

1

chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability; night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar); nightlife business

1

high spirits; gleeful mood

1

function over aesthetics; (lit.) dumplings over flowers

1

what grade (in school)

1

break (in the weather, esp. rain or snow); interval of clear weather; patch of blue sky; (arch.) period of serenity

2

natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder

1

to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)

2

average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually

1

to prosper; to flourish

1

street where many shops and businesses are closed (e.g. due to an economic slump)

1

to be sooty; to be stained

3

paper mill; paper factory

1

hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)

1

school event

1

similar things turning up one after another; (lit.) bamboo shoots after rain

1

in swarms; in great crowds

1

advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving

1

critic; reviewer; commentator

1

redoing

2

cannot be undone; can't be recovered from

1

styrofoam; styrene foam; expanded polystyrene

1

examination hall; examination room; laboratory; experimental station; testing ground

1

backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump

1

to do; to have sexual intercourse; to give; to present; to award

1

making things out of dirt (for fun)

1

finger flick to the forehead

1

to stare back (at); to glare back

2

palm sweat

1

roasted sweet potato; baked sweet potato

6

smoker

1

match (to light fire with)

4