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mouth of river; estuary

6

red eyes; bloodshot eyes; red-eye; red mullet (Chelon haematocheilus); facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue

1

Japanese whiting (Sillago japonica)

6

outline of a solitary fish (as seen through the water when fishing, etc.)

3

cast net; casting net

1

bank; coast; shore

2

indoors

1

warming up sake; warmed sake

1

elegance; taste; refinement

1

new record (in sports, etc.)

1

reel

17

rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis

14

superfine; extra-fine; extremely thin; extra-fine woollen yarn

1

Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus)

2

spider

2

spider's thread; spider silk

2

reference; example; inquiry (about a product, business deal, etc.); enquiry; being summoned to appear to court; witness

2

(feeling of) identification; sense of unity

1

to prosper; to flourish; to thrive; to become popular; to become widespread

1

trade surplus

1

being very busy; busyness

1

good health; stopping misfortune; preventing disaster

2

to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use

1

eunicid (any worm of family Eunicidae)

2

live bait

1

attendant; person who looks after one's needs; caretaker

4

to be deep fried; to be hoisted up high (e.g. of a flag); to soar up into the air (e.g. of fireworks); to well up (of emotions); to become stronger (of feelings); to stand out; to be striking

6

to take one's eyes off

3

thin dipping sauce for tempura

1

love; love (in tennis, badminton, etc.)

2

judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation

1

hung up; hoist; denounced; severely criticised; kangaroo court

1

high-ranking samurai (Edo period); bodhisattva

5

legendary beast; magical beast

1

dark of the heart; depths of the human mind; (arch.) distress about one's beloved child

1

meritorious retainer

3

remote cause; underlying cause; indirect cause

2

meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent

1

to pay attention (to)

2

to recognize (by sound); to identify; to differentiate (voices, sounds, etc.); to (listen and) understand; to listen to reason; to be reasonable

1

episode; anecdote; vignette; episode

1

lightly; gently; (breaking apart) easily

1

warm and fluffy; soft; steamy hot (food); hot and flaky; feeling mentally tired; feeling of tired relief or accomplishment after effort or perseverance

1

to snap; to break (under pressure)

1

passing mark

1

black hole

1

only; just

2

to cook hard

1

taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative

2

freshly fried

1