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

2

straw hat

2

negligence; disregard

1

audience; spectator; spectators

1

soot

1

lightly; easily; carelessly

1

in one's imagination

2

wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief

2

careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering

5

this year

1

congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present

2

rather; sooner; preferably

1

immediately; right away; at once; instantly

1

July; seventh month of the lunar calendar

1

sixth day of the month; six days

2

to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose

1

other; another; over; more than; I; me

2

restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope

2

leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing

1

to like; to prefer

4

social life; social intercourse

1

to rescue from; to help out of; to save

1

death (of an emperor); demise

2

to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain

2

to die; to decease; to perish; to pass away

1

lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk

1

flagstaff; flagpole; arabis (any plant of genus Arabis, esp. tower mustard, Arabis glabra); rock cress

2

sphere; counter for balls

1

sun (approx. 3.03 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess

1

slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)

1

to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out

1

flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)

2

languidly; loosely

1

to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate

1

roof

2

straw

3

roofing; roofed with; thatching; thatched with; shingling; shingled with

1

rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)

2

change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration

1

grey; gray; ashen

1

to dye

1

outline of the Sun (esp. represented as a red circle); the Japanese flag

1

structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination

1

(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service

1

meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect

4

embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful

5

Japan's best; number one in Japan

1

capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace

3

screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)

1

management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome

1