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late summer heat; lingering summer heat

1

Ueno Park

2

schoolgirl; female student

3

piano (instrument); piano (dynamic)

1

edge; brink; verge; time; moment of

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satin cloth; sateen

1

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

2

of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless

1

fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility

2

to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to

1

examiner

1

to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)

1

alone; by oneself; on one's own

1

to shake one's head (in denial)

1

free seat (e.g. a park bench)

5

to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell

1

to lie down (and rest)

1

woman approaching middle age

1

zoo; zoological gardens

3

counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles

1

happi coat; happy coat; workman's livery coat; traditional Japanese straight-sleeved coat

1

coachman; driver; cabman; postilion

3

ticket office

1

museum

1

generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual

3

in the city; in the community

1

sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; spectator; viewer

1

Ochanomizu (Tokyo district); Ochanomizu (Kyogen play)

1

inside one's heart; in one's mind

2

to escape

1

feeling; mood

4

to get between; to be caught in

1

one time (place)

1

scene; spectacle; sight; view

1

certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me

2

viscount

1

wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman; (arch.) consort (of the emperor) of the third rank (ritsuryō system)

1

lady; noblewoman

1

lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable

1

merry; joyful; gleeful

1

whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke

1

this; our; right; justice; checking account

1

at least; at most; (even) just

1

to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life

1

red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis); Japanese crane; red-cap oranda (goldfish); Tanchō (koi variety); having a red crest or patch on the head (of a bird, fish, etc.)

1

elephant (Elephantidae spp.)

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camel; camel (cloth); cloth made from camel hair; camel (color); light yellowish brown

1

donkey; ass

1

deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid

1

lion (Panthera leo)

1