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everyday garment worn by nobles in ancient Japan; silk dried after having been washed in plain water and stretched out

5

clothing; garment; dress

3

watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)

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upright eboshi

2

to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect

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favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter

2

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

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to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)

4

to burst into laughter

2

to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall

1

appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre

2

trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family

1

open sea; Okinawa

2

profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)

8

spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop

3

step by step; by degrees

2

thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp

2

painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding

4

possibly; by some possibility; perhaps

4

presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch

3

at parting; on parting

1

another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally

5

wild flowers

1

to impose; to visit upon; to inflict

1

he; she; that guy

6

(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all

4

the late; the deceased

1

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

1

perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility

5

by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being

4

weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)

1

slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed

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tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.31 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters

1

railing; handrail; balustrade; armrest (chair)

1

proper (appearance, posture, etc.); correct; neat; straight; upright

1

half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)

6

to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)

2

wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria

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yaksha (Buddhist guardian deities sometimes depicted as demonic warriors)

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something (equipped) with legs; sole of foot; one's manner of walking

2

rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless

3

thuddingly; plumping down (like a heavy weight)

1

naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt

1

malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality

1

mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with

7

to be boiled; to be cooked

2

to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)

1

with a "plop" (of tears, drop of water, etc.)

1

around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing

5

worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh; klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)

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