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itchy

1

wild silkworm

1

to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend

4

to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict

1

future; distant future

1

easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...

5

monthly salary

1

always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively

7

to complain; to lodge a complaint

2

I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)

2

two

5

contest; comparison; competition

2

evening; dusk

2

indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question

7

behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)

15

(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any

12

without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...

2

air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all

4

canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos

2

surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance

4

Teruyo

1

to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)

3

Akiyo

1

limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...

1

relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening

1

and; and then; thus; and now; and finally

16

national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)

2

to publish a book; to put out a book

1

throat; singing voice

4

parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering

1

coffee cup

1

barley tea

1

to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.

1

kanji; Chinese character

1

to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish

7

to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

4

to be contrary

1

in the same way as; just like

1

to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)

4

Reiko

1

arithmetic

3

at first; in the beginning; originally

2

clock; watch; timepiece

3

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

3

three people

3

hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar

4

tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony

1

to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper

3

doctor

2

belly; abdomen; stomach

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