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thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)

2

to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil

1

firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)

2

design

3

leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered

2

heigh-ho; heave-ho; la-la

1

thank you; thanks

1

to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive

2

deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid

1

threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)

1

elegance; grace; refinement; good taste

1

scale; vernier

3

one ken; six feet

2

rabbit hutch; small Japanese houses; cramped Japanese housing

1

favorite; favourite; habitually used

1

slip-on shoe

3

boulder; cobble

1

to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay

1

diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)

1

the world in general; society; convention

1

sense of the seasons; feeling of seasonality

1

not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following

2

opening ceremony (of the school term)

1

summer vacation; summer holidays

1

thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut

1

an assortment; combination

1

tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person

2

cool; refreshing

1

to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue

1

to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age

1

preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward

1

to be misleading

1

sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly

1

mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous

3

delay; lag; postponement; falling behind

1

cicada; locust; small-sized pulley

2

painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

4

car (running) on the opposite lane; oncoming car

1

sudden brake; coming to a sudden stop

1

original form; base form

1

to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

1

state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth

1

someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour

1

to need; to demand; to take; to require

1

to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

5

manner of death

1

answering machine; answerphone

7

late at night; at a late hour

3

with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new

1

resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)

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