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or; or else

3

last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)

1

previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day

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first half

1

general review (e.g. of one's lessons); dress rehearsal

1

arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)

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swim ring; swimming ring; life buoy; life belt; life preserver; lifesaver

1

glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes

14

eyesight; vision; visual acuity

3

diving goggles; swimming goggles; face mask; hydroscope

1

salt water; brine

2

to sting one's eyes; to make one's eyes smart

1

stylish; fashionable; chic; cool

1

yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat

6

why

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beach hut; beachside clubhouse

7

item; must-have; must-have item; (inventory) item; pick-up

1

official

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holy lance; sacred spear

1

trident; Trident (missile)

2

Greek mythology

1

sea god; Poseidon; Neptune; sea; ocean

1

Poseidon (god)

1

three-pronged; three-way (e.g. outlet, intersection); trifurcated; three-pronged fork; trident

1

spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering

1

contraceptive device; birth-control device

3

to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)

2

anonymity; using an assumed name

1

bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS

6

top-heavy; big-headed; overly-theoretical

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young woman with a lot of superficial knowledge about sex, etc.

1

one leaf (of a book bound in Japanese style); one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. a gun, scissors, spade, hoe, inkstick, palanquin, candle, jinrikisha, shamisen, oar); one chō (unit of distance, approx. 109.09 m); one game; one task

1

being without a name; being nameless; namelessness

1

writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)

2

emphasis-adding particle

1

Internet

1

company president; manager; director

2

nearly one hour

1

stork (esp. the Oriental stork, Ciconia boyciana)

1

to hang up; to end a telephone conversation

2

Japanese history; history of Japan

3

name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name

2

together; mutually; reciprocally; adds a nuance of solemnity or formality

1

eraser; rubber

1

to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged

1

to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)

2

pink

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monkey

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like; as

2

roof

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