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being ...

4

to listen attentively

3

ability; skill; facility

3

quite; utterly; really; completely

1

wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration

1

not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned

8

any more; any further; any better; any longer

1

poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable

8

personal combat; one-to-one fight

2

happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately

6

win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins

1

receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me

4

to serve; to do

6

already; now; no longer; not any more

6

several steps

2

to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out

1

living room (Western style); sitting room

1

Rikyuu; Sen no Rikyuu (1522-1591)

1

neat and clean; tidy; trim

1

tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery

3

alcohol; sake

22

to remain; to be left

13

wheat bran

1

visitor; caller

5

to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl

4

to dance (orig. a hopping dance)

4

hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently

3

anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; be that as it may

10

to pass each other; to cross paths

1

calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness

1

to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)

10

one's pocket

18

jitte; short truncheon with a hook made of metal or wood (used by policemen and private thief-takers in Edo Japan)

21

sudden; unexpected; unannounced; abrupt

2

threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill

1

this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me

2

this way; here; the person in question; he; since (a time in the past); prior to (a time in the future)

2

to turn one's back to

4

having nothing; being free of earthly attachments

1

as you see; as you can see

2

sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)

10

the Pope

1

to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out

6

smiling

1

feeling; sense; impression

2

high brow; broad forehead

1

column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude

3

to be angular; to jut out; to be pointed; to be formal; to be stiff; to be ceremonious

1

needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer

5

to wipe; to dry

1