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to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion

3

natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder

2

scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market

7

sadness; sorrow; grief

5

monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself

5

oleaster (any plant of genus Elaeagnus); silverberry (US)

1

that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so

11

to cling to; to embrace

5

rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via

1

somatic cell

2

staccato

2

to rust; to become rusty

2

bestseller

1

night sky

2

above the ceiling

1

to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to

5

nocturnal luminescence; noctilucence

1

minor; not of age

2

stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs

1

avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)

1

to straighten up; to sit upright

7

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

1

to be too late; to be too slow

4

affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious

1

good evening

2

source of protein; protein source

1

to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)

1

plastic bag

3

consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude

2

useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated

1

naughty; mischievous; unruly

1

edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging

1

climbing to the summit; summiting

1

habit of idleness (laziness); indolence

1

foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money

9

athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day

1

foot race

2

one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking

1

to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited

4

game; match; contest

2

flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda

1

excessive; immoderate

3

aerobic exercise

1

width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)

2

to narrow; to reduce; to contract

1

red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)

2

to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)

10

team

4

opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism

3

school inter-class ball-game competition

1