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to push someone (towards); to encourage someone

4

funeral bell

1

aha!; yes sir

6

foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd

4

cackling (sound of shrill laughter)

1

rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating

1

to muster (e.g. courage); to gather; to collect; to pluck up

1

everyone; one and all

5

to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)

4

19; nineteen

1

rumble in the ground

2

to bloom out of season

1

beginning of autumn; beginning of fall

1

citizen of a prefecture; prefectural citizen

1

this year

2

serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce

1

full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom

1

kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points

2

playground

3

to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business

1

constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone

2

morning newspaper

1

skim reading; diagonal reading (e.g. as a simple code)

1

hypocentre (of an earthquake); hypocenter

3

seismic intensity

1

to sniff out; to get wind of

3

false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym

1

registration; accession; register; entry; record

3

address; email address

4

simple; plain; modest

2

tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)

1

shameless; shameless person

3

to begin to

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sound

1

intonation

1

manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining

2

unknown; unidentified; unspecified

1

to recognize by sound (recognise); to identify by sound; to understand; to be reasonable

4

I; me

3

doctor

3

counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level

1

meeting; assembly; association; conjunction

2

originator; promoter

1

sour look; surly face; pout

1

association; society

1

warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown

1

to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)

1

bitter enemies in the same boat; rivals finding themselves together by chance

3

corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness

2

men's things; menswear; men's wear; men's; for men

4