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test of courage (e.g. at a frightening place such as a graveyard); dare

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no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen

2

just now; a little while back; a short time ago

2

the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect

2

the same generation; coeval

1

perfect; just right; ideal

2

to age; to grow old

7

sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan

2

manyfold

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to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK

2

appetite (for food)

5

stomach and intestines; gastrointestinal tract; digestive organs

2

nostalgia

1

food expense

1

household economy; family finances

1

making do; getting by (somehow); managing

1

headache inducing; vexing

2

eating habits

1

economising; saving

1

illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure

5

country town; rural town

2

uncertainty about the future; concern about future prospects

1

to send in

2

squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug

1

supply; supplying; replenishment

2

after a meal

3

to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with

1

(getting a) perfect score; scoring 100; grading students on a scale of one hundred; doing perfectly (in a test); leaving nothing to be desired

1

barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)

2

pinky swear; pinky promise; making a pledge by hooking each other's little fingers

2

certain; sure; doubtless

1

ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)

1

to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)

1

introduction; preface

1

miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling

2

(one's) self; oneself

1

vertical; perpendicular

3

cave; cavern; den; grotto

1

bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)

3

mound on which targets are placed (in archery); firing mound

8

sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan

1

haunted house

1

idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim

5

mixed; mingled

3

boys and girls

1

going into battle; departure for the front

2

hey; listen

12

dodgeball

4

hack; untrained; incompetent; useless; quack (doctor)

3

Japan's best; number one in Japan

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