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piece; fragment; one (object)

3

giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

3

dislike of very hot food or drink; inability to take hot food; (lit.) cat tongue

1

making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform

1

reproachful; resentful; spiteful

2

to stick into; to pierce; to run into

3

paper bag

2

oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!

5

unnatural; affected; studied; forced

7

for private or home use

1

cruiser (i.e. warship or cabin cruiser)

2

increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less

15

in the same manner as before; the same as always

2

beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn

3

location where spirits and ghosts allegedly often appear; haunted place

1

sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling

14

smoothly; swiftly

3

step; pace; stride

4

resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted

1

you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber

3

warmth

7

embarrassing; awkward

8

before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them

4

to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore

1

to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way

2

sleepy eyes; drowsy look

1

with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around

2

alarm

3

letter left behind by someone who has departed; farewell letter

1

to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in

2

closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business

3

working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)

1

contest

14

to win the prize; to win the ring

5

I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason

7

I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...

2

to detain; to check; to restrain

3

entrance; front door

1

having sticky fingers; compulsive thievery; habitual movement of one's hands; marks from being handled often

1

to lock

2

to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist

4

to fall completely silent; to become still as death

1

nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown

2

to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)

4

to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)

2

only; sole; unique

3

hamburger shop; hamburger restaurant; hamburger joint

1

to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular

1

poster

6

it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...

2