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immersion; being absorbed in

2

simple; easy

1

continuation; succession; series

3

uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan

2

yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration

2

to be softened; to calm down

1

had better ...; may as well ...

1

ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway

1

one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish

1

Fumiko Hayashi (novelist, 1903-1951)

4

to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something

3

patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy

3

poster

1

who the heck; just who

1

to wear out (clothing)

1

umbrella

4

rhythmically (beating, e.g. gong); clip-clopping (e.g. horse); crumbly; ambling; strolling; dozing

1

bathing suit; swimsuit

1

keeping house; being confined to one's house

2

one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)

4

red hair; ginger hair

1

growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history

1

to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big

1

halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked

4

to call; to summon; to send for; to call together

2

in that way; like that; that way

1

each; respectively; individually; separately

1

to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on

1

forming a circle; circular formation (orig. in battle); huddle; ring

1

(possession of) one feudal domain and one castle; being independent (acting without compromise or assistance); establishing only one castle in each feudal domain (edict issued by the shogunate in 1615)

1

head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest

1

privy; toilet

1

to overflow; to brim over; to flood

3

pasturage; grazing

1

people; citizens; subjects; folk

2

family; relatives; dependents; household

1

fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized

1

living in peace; living a quiet life; being content with one's present position; being satisfied with one's lot

3

different race; different ethnic group; different peoples

1

all; everyone; everybody; everything

2

to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!

2

dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications

1

no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

6

to refuse; to decline; to deny

1

as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible

1

therefore; consequently

3

on countless occasions; many a time

1

to split (by striking); to disclose

1

simple; plain; modest

1

fillip; Philip

1