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

4

paper folded and tucked inside the front of one's kimono (esp. for use at the tea ceremony); paper used for writing tanka

2

to assemble (e.g. goods into a set); to gather; to put together

1

(at) any time; always; at all times; whenever

1

to leave as is; to ignore

1

refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed

2

ebb and flow

2

ebb tide

2

to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way

1

tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)

2

trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession

1

direct; immediate; personal; firsthand

1

promptly

1

the Rabbit (fourth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Hare; hour of the Rabbit (around 6am, 5-7am, or 6-8am); east; second month in the lunar calendar

1

to dry

1

torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream

1

tidal flat; tideland

5

lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily

1

father

3

presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out

2

outside the house

1

to look upward

1

decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon

1

pressing; urging; demanding; demand

2

purificatory font at shrines and temples; kitchen; cupboard; room adjacent to a tea ceremony room, where utensils are washed; vendor of drinking water; building for taking refuge during a flood

1

sleepy; drowsy; somnolent

1

tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings

1

totally (immersed in something, e.g. liquid, work); addicted

1

(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look

1

mountain and water; landscape (containing hills and rivers); landscape picture; mountain stream; water that flows down from a mountain; garden which contains an artificial hill and a pond

2

wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward

2

substitute for ...

1

light; lamplight

1

light; lamp; torch

1

story; tale; talk; discussion

1

a few words

1

to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress

1

to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart

2

lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid

1

ball of a finger; finger cushion; pulp of the finger; pad of the finger

1

bookmark; guidebook

1

garden gate made of branches and twigs; wicket gate

1

easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply

1

to hide; to conceal oneself

1

to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise

1

India-ink painting

1

even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)

1

this life; this world

1

willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition

1

unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable

1