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Japanese angelica tree (Aralia elata)

1

sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)

1

once a year

4

timely; well-timed; clutch hit; run-scoring hit; RBI hit

1

probability; likelihood; chances

1

five (long cylindrical things)

2

to get in touch with

1

hell and high water

1

one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point

2

striped pattern

1

yay

1

(someone else's) daughter

3

to despise; to scorn; to look down on

1

in search of; in order to look for

2

I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but

1

memorial; testimonial; commemorative

1

plan; intention

1

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

1

not worrying about one's reputation or appearance; not caring what others think

1

boy; son; man

1

mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth

1

crab

1

stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)

1

number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.

1

brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)

1

avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)

1

timid; fainthearted

1

wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)

5

following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with

1

lucky fellow

2

passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)

3

taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix

1

like he said; same for me; ditto

2

in company; among people; philtrum; vertical groove between the nose and the upper lip

1

breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation

1

minority group (party); minority

1

democracy

1

majority group (party, faction)

1

better; preferable

1

to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)

1

devoted; self-sacrificing

1

not so

1

three people

2

special reward

1

Atoui (Mauritania)

1

rock-paper-scissors (game); janken

1

each (person); everyone; individual; respective

2

large serving; large portion

2

falcon (esp. the peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus)

1

bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering

1