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preparing for action or battle

1

luminous body (e.g. of a shooting star); bright metal; fish with a silver-blue sheen (e.g. sardines, mackerel); 20-point card; bright

2

lady; nobleman's wife

2

to be found; to be discovered

31

duty and humanity; (a sense of) moral obligation and humane feelings

1

radio calisthenics

1

stationery

2

membership fee

1

good walker

1

volunteer

2

collusion; conspiracy; common-law marriage; illicit intercourse; liaison

1

daily life noise; household noises; noise that arises at home from everyday occurrences

7

penny candy; cheap individually wrapped sweets

9

cram school; private tutoring school; juku

1

neophilia; love of new or novel things; one who loves new or novel things

1

intellectual training

1

snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie

1

castella (type of sponge cake)

1

(convalescent) rest

1

warming; warmth

1

to be choppy (of waves); to be rough; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to beat fast (of a heart); to be in turmoil; to be in discord

1

deep; profound; complicated; advanced; impenetrable

1

bits of fried batter left after cooking tempura

1

Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)

1

eating (something) raw

1

rice topped with raw egg (often seasoned with soy sauce)

1

fish balls; fish dumplings

3

meatball

1

to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself

1

Theo

36

ne'er-do-well; waster; idler; good-for-nothing

1

sitting with one's legs out to one side

1

mountain hut (esp. one that offers lodging to climbers and hikers); mountain cottage; mountain shanty

15

filtration; filtering; percolation

1

hollow; cavity; hole

6

tree hollow; hollow in a tree

1

diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram

2

vigilante group; neighborhood watch; self-defense group

2

mother; wife

1

family vacation; family trip

1

programming

1

braising

104

(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)

1

still having a very small chance; still having a tiny shred of hope

1

doubling; double

1

roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open

1

cow

1

dying in a fit of anger or indignation

2

poster

1

canned juice; canned soft drink; can of juice; can of soft drink

1