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circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances

3

to speak; to say; to vocalize

1

heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah

1

stabilizer; stabiliser

1

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

1

inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)

1

staff room

1

the other day; a few days ago

1

such ... as; or some such

1

Konno

1

to take a class

2

rail car (esp. a small one used in mines, logging, etc.); trolley; tram

6

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

1

surname; family name; last name

1

to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to

1

for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being

1

Heian era court lady's song (accompanying men's oouta); court lady singing a kouta; ditty; ballad; kyogen kouta; style of kyogen song based on the Muromachi songs, often love ballad

1

standing up

1

taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)

1

textbook; coursebook; schoolbook

1

nine; 9

1

Akutagawa Ryuunosuke (1892.3.1-1927.7.24)

1

avid reader; bookworm

1

rice field

1

original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw

1

heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion

1

sea; ocean; waters

1

people; citizens; subjects; folk

1

while; during (the time when)

1

narrow-gauge railway; light railway

1

laying (a railroad, pipes, naval mines, etc.); construction

1

construction work

3

eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)

1

year; age; years; past one's prime; old age

1

edge of town; outskirts of a village

1

sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator

1

ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only

1

earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)

2

transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage

1

earthwork; earthworks; laborer; labourer; navvy

4

to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate

1

someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour

1

to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate

1

chassis; car body

1

traditional short winter coat resembling a haori without gussets; livery coat

1

hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)

2

to flutter; to wave; to move restlessly

1

thin; slender; fine; unlucky

1

railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line

1

to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant

1