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Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry

2

place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point

11

Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)

2

selective system; system that offers choices

1

steamed sweet bun made from grated yam and rice flour

1

lodging house

1

active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try

3

unedited remarks; frank opinions

1

Ferris wheel

10

hula (dance)

1

lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable

1

round; circular; spherical

1

dry eye syndrome; DES; keratoconjunctivitis sicca; keratitis sicca

2

pupil (of the eye)

1

to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver

1

to apply eyedrops

1

cheap; economical

1

common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp

1

old age; declining years

1

link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging

1

to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits

1

to push and push; to keep pushing to the end

1

ophthalmology

2

eye drops; eyewash

1

dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops

1

karaoke

8

game arcade; video arcade

2

interested person; volunteer; supporter

1

bowling (esp. tenpin)

3

bowling (esp. tenpin)

2

score

1

juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink

9

to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty

2

lottery; lot; raffle; draw

1

to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed

6

just now; at this moment; at this point of time

2

advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus

2

to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate

3

trip; excursion; outing

3

dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration

1

to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

1

to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge

1

to use one thing for several purposes; to use the same thing on multiple occasions; to work someone hard; to order around; to boss

1

ta-dah!; ta-da!; voilà!

1

group; party; team; organization; organisation; association

1

to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)

2

standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)

1

Parisienne

1

male (animal, plant)

1

sunny (room, etc.); well sunlit

3