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splash; plop

3

still better; even better

1

senility; dotage; decrepitude

1

to exchange; to replace

2

toilet cleaning

1

demotion; relegation; downgrading

1

on the way; someday

7

one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)

2

multilateral; many-sided; diversified

2

premodern; old-fashioned; outmoded; antiquated

1

military affairs; military service

1

as if it were about oneself

5

to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips

2

being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about

1

tea-drinking companion; crony; buddy; spouse married late in life for companionship

1

to be titled (e.g. a book); to be named

2

hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious

4

bearded

1

good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

4

retirement home; old people's home; senior citizens' home

1

to work hard; to make an effort

4

barley tea

2

ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large

8

someone haughty and boastful at home but meek and reserved outside; being a lion at home and a mouse abroad

2

sister-in-law (spouse's younger sister or younger brother's wife); younger stepsister; younger adopted sister; non-blood-related younger sister

1

luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)

1

thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal

6

border (pattern); stripes; border; boundary; border; edge

1

to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of

5

formal marriage interview

6

narrow victory

2

three qualities of a martial artist or athlete: heart, technique, strength

1

to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front

1

-like

5

to fade into dusk; to fade into twilight; to decline; to wane; to look melancholic (of a person)

2

more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others

6

to strip and leave clothes lying around

1

to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of

1

before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed

1

old soldier

3

gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam

2

fast walking; semi-jogging

2

prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick

1

in a good mood; cheerful

6

to brace oneself; to keep one's spirits up; to keep one's composure; to pull oneself together; to stay strong

1

prudish; strait-laced; boring; square

2

to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else

6

legal means; legal methods; legal measures

2

feral child

8

rehabilitation (in society)

7