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funny; amusing

1

filter

3

to become completely dry; to dry out; to dry up; to parch

1

air conditioner; air conditioning; aircon

1

unable to stay healthy; ruining one's health; exceeding the limits of one's body; unable to maintain one's fortune

1

recouping one's strength for a renewed attack; making another attempt with redoubled efforts

1

to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon

1

in all

2

victory celebration party; victory banquet

2

food expenses; food prices

1

outburst of cicadas singing; chorus of cicadas

1

watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)

3

to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided

2

Japanese Black (breed of cattle)

1

going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out

1

tank (of fluid); cistern; vat; tank (military vehicle)

1

first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface

1

intervening

1

shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes); shitake

3

uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan

1

flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession

2

unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy

2

upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)

1

citizenship; civic rights; civil rights; widespread acceptance; social recognition; common use

1

family register; census

1

chilliness; coldness

1

plate; dish

1

upskilling; improving one's skills

1

to cultivate; to foster

1

Buddhist memorial service

1

welcoming fire for returning spirits (on the first night of the Bon festival)

3

visit to a grave

1

crow (Corvus spp.); raven

5

(in) secrecy; behind closed doors

1

comfortable to live in

1

(level of) comfort (in the place one lives)

1

to flub (one's lines); to be flustered; to be confused; to bungle; to mess up

1

model; dummy; maquette

1

small stone; gravel

1

to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)

2

on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more

2

grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments

1

Kazama

1

right angle

1

one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)

1

aloneness; loneliness; solitude

2

Niigata (city, prefecture)

1

genius; prodigy; natural gift

2

(someone else's) parents; both parents

5

Keiko

2