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famous; fame

1

Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa); yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus); printing block; catalpa bow; catalpa medium

17

male carer (at a nursery school, children's home, etc.); childcare worker

1

sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)

1

to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)

1

return; welcome home

2

I'm hungry

1

to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate

1

to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge

1

weakness

1

thread; yarn; string

1

to look away; to avert one's eyes

1

reopening; resumption; restarting

2

perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility

1

to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal

1

enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm

2

thief; robber; burglar; bandit

1

surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand

22

fixed date; appointed day

1

tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)

3

hospitalization; hospitalisation

1

probability; likelihood; chances

1

as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie

1

that is; namely; i.e.

1

real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)

2

Hollywood

1

relative; relation; kin

1

limit; bounds

1

to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)

1

door; gate; opening; title page

6

roughly

1

who

1

with these words; while saying

2

to listen carefully; to strain one's ears

2

eavesdropping; tapping

1

Mizumochi

1

indicates question

5

good evening

2

is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial

2

evening; night; nighttime

1

late; slowly

1

I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

2

I see; that's right; indeed

2

business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...

3

thin washer on either side of the guard (tsuba) of a sword; (up to) the hilt; wits' end

1

to take one's eyes off

1

while; during (the time when)

2

starting point for an ascent (mountain, stairs, etc.); base (of mountain, etc.)

1

that's so, isn't it

1

sniff; sniff-sniff (esp. an animal); whining; whimpering

1