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newspaper

3

to become rounded; to roll into a ball

1

originally; by nature; from the start

6

progress; advance; improvement; development

2

(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning

1

sandpit; sandbox

1

with a thud

1

one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation

1

pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others

1

to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify

1

regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)

3

to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard

1

to make merry and forget one's troubles; to do as one pleases

1

touching (somebody)

1

pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed

4

sand hill; dune

1

castle

10

funny; amusing

1

drinking (sometimes esp. alcohol); drink; drinking party

1

round back (book spine)

1

opening (of a bottle); broaching; beginning; opening; commencement (e.g. of sales)

1

sand bath

1

detox

1

email with attached photos sent from a mobile phone; photo taken with a mobile phone; taking a photo with a mobile phone

3

index finger; forefinger; second toe

5

often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply

1

picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage

2

to paint (draw) a picture

1

frilly; fluttery

1

to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate

4

it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves

2

camera

7

commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory

3

overkill

1

to retake (a photograph)

1

preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)

3

primness; prim person; clear soup

2

transfer; redirection; transmission; forwarding (telephone call, e-mail, etc.)

1

waiting; expectation; standby image (on a mobile phone); (phone) wallpaper

1

quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)

3

photograph of two people, usu. male and female; man and woman being alone together; phone dating service where a couple are randomly connected for a conversation

2

among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)

5

to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime

1

lightly (floating); buoyantly; puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.); tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle)

1

(flower) petal

1

beach ball

3

receiving (a ball)

4

volleyball

3

batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest

3

fall; drop; descent; coming down

1