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cooperation; collaboration

1

warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial

7

brilliant achievement; spectacular feat; splendid accomplishment; remarkable deed

3

to take the lead (of a group of people); to lead (a toast, cheer, etc.); to sing the leading notes of a song after which others join in

1

(in) my own way

1

(stand to) attention!; standing at attention

3

glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)

5

to congratulate; to celebrate

1

lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone's) lead; folk song and dance performed by a group; leader of a group of wind instruments (in gagaku)

13

number of votes obtained (polled)

2

to memorize; to fix in memory; to master

2

bass guitar

1

fret

1

Yasudera

2

hilly section of a city (usu. residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains

2

alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)

2

hidden village (esp. hidden retreat for nobles or refuge for soldiers of a defeated army); isolated village; legendary land (deep in mountains or underground); Shangri-La

1

to look old; to become musty; to wear out

1

main temple gate; temple

1

antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation

3

sub-temple; affiliated temple

1

pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback

4

hair pulled tightly back in a bun

1

dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour

1

anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death

2

twilled fabric

1

fencing master of the top rank

1

being fond of children; person fond of children

1

recollection; reminiscence

2

catalogue; catalog; inventory; certificate indicating an impending gift

2

quirk of fate; curious coincidence; happy chance

1

martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts

4

mutual agreement; understanding; common consent

1

(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe

1

to arrange; to make an appointment; to agree upon

2

root; origin; source; Ōmoto (religion)

1

promise; vow; engagement; convention; rule; resolution

1

one's cherished opinion; pet theory

1

to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating

1

overly optimistic; easygoing; irresponsible; naive; simple-minded

1

with no physical defects; in perfectly good health; sound in wind and limb

2

imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion

1

with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly

1

-ist; -er

5

always conducting oneself as though one were on a battlefield; being combat ready at all times (of a person)

1

Tsukahara Bokuden (1489-1571)

1

without holding anything back; mercilessly; relentlessly; energetically; vigorously

1

to strike someone a blow; to bring down (a stick on someone's head)

2

singing of insects (esp. in autumn); sound of insects

1

in front of a grave

1