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to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry

1

to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove

1

to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort

4

to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with

1

to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart

1

pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says

1

child's tear-stained face

1

to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle

2

to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)

3

one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping

2

actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set

1

to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken

1

lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit

3

to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray

7

black kite (Milvus migrans); construction worker; scaffold erector; fire hook; reddish brown; Inverness cape; filcher

1

extinguishing a fire; (Edo-period) fireman

4

censor; overseer; inspector (Edo period)

1

car; vehicle; van; (train) car; carriage

3

encouragement of learning

2

Fukuromachi

2

without leaving any trace

1

crucible; melting pot; melting pot (of cultures, ideas, etc.); state of ecstasy; state of fevered excitement

2

smouldering fire; smoldering fire; embers

3

purple; violet

2

to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched

1

resentful; bitter; reproachful; regrettable; disappointing; frustrating

1

to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)

3

low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)

2

confused; flustered; at a loss

2

to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up

2

condition; situation; prospects

1

disillusionment; disillusion; disenchantment

3

sorrow; grief; sadness

1

to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way

3

desolate; dreary; lonesome

1

barren trees in winter

1

sound of water

1

Yanagihara

2

flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event

2

dead leaf; dry leaves

1

along (a wall, river, railroad tracks, etc.); alongside; following

2

young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute

5

Shinto shrine

5

grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts

12

Koryū

1

Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)

10

to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege

1

to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)

1

to get late; to advance; to wear on

3

to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off

2