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streaming (of tears); pouring; pouring (of rain or sweat)

1

to reach; to get to

1

national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)

2

supplementary lessons

4

to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again

2

nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents

9

modern Japanese (esp. as a school subject)

1

(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement

4

to lure; to invite out

1

potential; latent faculties; potential capacities

2

to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

2

next; then; after that

2

to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain

7

to get dark after sunset; to turn to dusk; to decline (after a peak); to wane; to be lost in thought; to be in a pensive mood

1

to strike (with a stick, whip, etc.); to hit; to punch; to go to (a place to eat, drink, etc.)

1

working without pay; free service; work for nothing

1

to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in

6

kabayaki; loach or eel dipped and broiled in soy-based sauce

4

eel-liver soup

5

aquaculture; culture; cultivation; raising

2

food expenses; money for food; charge for board

3

unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point

1

budgetary allocation

1

discretion; judgement; judgment

1

nature; spontaneity; natural airhead

2

superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article

1

still; even now; to this day

2

past tense

1

over-budget

1

the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am); east-northeast; first month of the lunar calendar

1

chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)

3

eating habits; diet; dietary pattern

1

spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)

1

to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby

4

good fences make good neighbors; a hedge between keeps friendship green

2

horse racing

2

appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession

1

neurosis; nervous breakdown; mental problem; identity crisis; obsession

1

inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

4

love affair

2

tossing oneself about in great pain; writhing in agony

1

to be imaginable; to be conceivable

1

charcoal fire

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broiled eel served over rice in a lacquered box

1

chopped kabayaki eel on rice; eel fillets cooked over charcoal with soy flavoured sauce, cut in small pieces and served on rice

2

broth; stock; sauce

1

ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it

2

way (of doing); manner; method; means

4

library; book collection; paperback book

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rage; fury; exasperation; indignation

1