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to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither

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air temperature

3

three times; thrice; third (musical interval)

1

September; ninth month of the lunar calendar

3

commencing with; including

1

freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)

1

road surface

1

traffic congestion; traffic jam; (traffic) deadlock

1

economic activity

1

worry; fear; anxiety; concern

2

hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar

3

furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more

2

record(-setting)

2

Tōhoku region (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku region

2

record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document

1

cool summer; cold summer; cooler-than-normal summer

2

rice cultivation; rice crop

1

degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent

2

unprecedented; unique; unparalleled

1

Kōchi (city, prefecture)

1

Sakamoto Ryouma (1836.1.3-1867.12.10)

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bronze statue

2

vast (ocean, desert, etc.); boundless; vague (e.g. memories); unclear; rampant (weeds, etc.); running wild

1

to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)

1

(physical) growth; development

1

Shikoku region (incl. Tokushima, Kagawa, Ehime and Kochi prefectures)

1

dawn (sometimes esp. in ref. to the 16th day of the lunar month onward)

1

sea; ocean; waters

4

mudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris); goggle-eyed goby

1

outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state

1

May; fifth month of the lunar calendar

1

middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly

1

July; seventh month of the lunar calendar

1

till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)

2

courtship behavior (animals)

1

first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface

1

temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra

1

correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with

2

consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion

1

announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known

3

press conference

1

measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy

2

society; public; community; social studies

3

disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem

3

minimum; lowest; minimal; least

1

to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem

4

in order to; for the purpose of; must; should

1

as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible

1

investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts)

2

common people; ordinary people; masses

1