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to talk; to speak

1

(a) little; somewhat; somehow

1

lance; harpoon

10

to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for

2

serious; not joking; straight

2

such-and-such a place

1

promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

2

pomelo (Citrus maxima); shaddock

1

humming a tune; humming unconcernedly

1

to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos

1

rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning

1

to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts

2

scattered animal feed; ground bait

3

fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated

1

to set one's sights on; to take aim (at); to have one's mind on

1

fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool

1

modern crossbow; bow gun

1

about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite

2

to compose; to put together

1

bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse

2

simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive

1

to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)

1

craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman

1

physical strength; muscle strength

1

grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly

2

oral cavity; mouth

2

cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible

1

means; is; as for

1

nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic

2

to tell (somebody) to (do something)

1

irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate

12

to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)

2

always hitting the bull's-eye; infallible

1

to take; to catch; to capture

1

(turned out) all right in the end

1

useless; in vain

1

to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted

1

to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

2

to be splendidly handsome

1

handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler

1

to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy

1

to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of

1

thumbs up

1

retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned

1

both (people)

3

to frolic about; to mess around

1

Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region

1

test firing

1

fish balls; fish dumplings

2

opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part

1