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violet (colour)

4

something wrapped in a furoshiki

4

to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)

4

as always; as usual

2

that sort of; like that

2

one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor

1

to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind

1

to happen to ride together; to share a vehicle; to (operate a) carpool

1

19; nineteen

3

practice; practising; experience

1

visit; inspection

2

original intention; initial resolution

6

innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-

1

senior; older

1

to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of

1

secret feud; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)

1

to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy

1

cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps

1

ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck

4

to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder

1

they

1

he; she; that guy

3

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

1

purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention

3

anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up

1

timid; faint-hearted; wimpish

1

oversensitive

1

insulator

1

gentle; amiable

1

man of virtue; wise man; person of high rank; the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)

1

talkative person; gossip

3

chum; pal; dagger; stiletto; unbalanced record of wins between two wrestlers

1

comfort

2

model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)

3

inquisitiveness

2

(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes

2

Satori; folklore monster that can read minds

3

lattice; counter for large bundles (e.g. 10 sheafs of rice, 200 sheets of calligraphy paper, 20 whistling arrows, 100 fish); handbreadth (unit for measuring the length of arrows)

1

death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without

1

music

10

knowledge; information

2

(sheet) music; (musical) note; genealogy; family tree; record of a game of go, shogi, chess, etc.

11

beach; seashore; seaside; coast

2

to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear

1

to choose; to select

4

to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully

2

passenger; traveller; traveler; tourist

2

zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects; hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)

2

in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...

4

braided hat

2