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late at night; at a late hour

1

paint; coloring materials; colors; colours

4

watercolor painting

7

as is habit; the way life normally is

1

skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery

2

kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)

5

among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once

2

Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki); Chinese persimmon; kaki

3

unnatural; affected; studied; forced

1

either way; in any case; one way or another

1

scorn; disdain; contempt

6

in the belly; in one's heart of hearts

7

silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet

1

before long

4

kindness; intimacy; friendship

2

that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?

16

further; above; anymore

1

under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side

8

to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)

2

Oh well; yeah; good; OK

2

I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity

3

older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy

12

that year; same year; same age

3

Bachelor of Science; BSc; BS

1

Bachelor of Laws

2

waist (the part of the pants located above the crotch); pant rise

1

Kyousuke

7

lance

1

father and mother; parents

1

funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd

5

intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum

1

watercolor painting; watercolour painting

2

to be bothered (by something); to suffer

2

straw-thatching; straw-thatched roof

8

artist's brush

9

drawing paper

1

to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export

2

comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery

1

painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate

1

way to use something; treatment; management (of help)

1

inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience

1

drying in the shade

1

astringent persimmon

2

to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break

3

Whatman

1

please stop

1

mochi cut thin, dried, and baked or fried

1

backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump

1

moisture; damp; richness; warmth; financial leeway; gains

1

the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)

2