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bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer

2

serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)

1

thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab

2

definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness

8

progress; being under way

1

face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect

3

copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy

1

preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice

2

existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have

1

infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover

1

to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute

1

for a long time

1

easy; simple; light

1

authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition

1

quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty

2

dilettante; person of fantastic taste

1

Kishida Ryuusei

1

Reikozou

3

keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use

1

Ryuusei

1

death; passing

1

Aesop's Fables

1

light van

2

transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage

2

suspicious object (e.g. potential bomb); suspicious substance

1

to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)

1

counter for chairs or seats

1

to understand; to make out

5

to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time

1

first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address

3

exactly as stated; verbatim

4

to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)

3

article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price

1

to tear up and throw away

1

claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention

4

manufacture; production

2

particularly; especially; indicates the number of horses or oxen drawing a carriage; indicates the number of oars on a boat; indicates the number of movies, plays, etc. comprising a single program; indicates the number of items or methods used

1

winning a prize or place (in a contest)

1

hair style; coiffure; hairdo

2

drawing ability; skill at art

1

only once

2

boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive

3

S; s; south; sulfur; nth year in the Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); small; second

1

sisters

2

firm; strong; solid; stable

1

bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters

1

to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of

1

to accept; to receive; to agree

5

one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary

2

to court; to woo; to approach defiantly

2