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systematic; regular; routine

2

ball of a finger; finger cushion; pulp of the finger; pad of the finger

3

to comb down; to smooth down

3

turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling

2

to laugh to scorn

1

in this manner; in this way; like this

5

detailed; minute

1

useless member of society; hopeless case; failure

2

measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel

1

experiment

15

shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation

1

Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people

1

gland

1

exaltation; emotional uplift

5

end (of play, match, etc.); closing; closing a pachinko machine (after it has paid out its designated maximum)

1

innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence

3

intellectual curiosity; out of curiosity; inquisitiveness

1

association; socializing; socialising; fellowship

2

Killearn

3

to dry up completely; to become stale

2

dirty hands; grimy hands

1

number of times; frequency; count

2

later on; eventually; afterwards

3

declining birth rates; decrease in the number of children

1

indispensable; essential

2

corners of the mouth

2

sadistic

4

to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body

2

examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test

1

(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry

1

incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling

3

lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)

2

regrettable defeat; defeat by a narrow margin

1

floundering while nearly drowning; suffering

1

who the heck; just who

2

always having a comeback; fast-talking

1

feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers

1

deep blue; navy blue

1

understanding completely; understanding all there is to know

3

swim trunks

1

one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game

2

simply put

1

to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)

1

I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference

3

any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away

4

kickboard; flutterboard; float

2

to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk

3

to stretch (unbend) oneself

1

lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down

4

hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate

2