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thatching a roof (with grass); thatched roof

2

butterfly

2

pair; couple

1

a large number; all sorts; hundreds and thousands

1

thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words

1

sitting upright (properly)

1

with these words; while saying

2

ornamental crossed rafter ends on shrine gables

1

serious; not joking; straight

1

pledge made over sake cups; exchange of nuptial cups

2

audio lag; out-of-sync (sound)

1

sea breeze

1

fallen leaves; leaf litter; leaf fall; dropping leaves; deciduous

2

clothing; garment; dress

1

double-lined fusilier (Pterocaesio digramma); Taiwan (nickname); Takasago (classic noh play by Zeami)

4

forging; tempering; drilling; training; disciplining

1

to rust; to become rusty

1

sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic

1

roughly woven fence

1

famous place; name of a part (of an instrument, etc.); name and address

2

cheering in chorus; saying in unison

1

silently (as the grave); quietly (as in death)

1

being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)

1

to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare

1

mischief-maker; trickster; (arch.) lascivious person (esp. a loose woman); (arch.) useless fellow; (arch.) mouse; (arch.) rat

1

sarugaku (form of theatre popular in Japan during the 11th to 14th centuries); (arch.) noh; (arch.) fooling around

1

Higo (former province located in present-day Kumamoto Prefecture)

1

condensed milk; Soviet Union

1

Shinto priest; chief Shinto priest (of a shrine); Welsh onion; pun in Buddhist monk jargon

2

developing friendship

1

resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)

1

opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor

1

walking briskly; determinedly

1

to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together

1

depending on; dependent on

1

to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize

1

delicious; appetizing; appetising

1

to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in

1

to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon

5

to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for

3

as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible

1

warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment

1

duty; obligation; responsibility

1

to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on

1

to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle

1

fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic

1

custom; habit; customary practice

3

short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty

1

intrusion; forced entry

2

disorder; confusion; violence; outrage; riot

2