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first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month

10

Uriwari

2

(words to) that effect

2

proceeding to Kyoto; entering Kyoto

4

grey wall covering material (gray)

3

well; in good health; safe; free from accident

1

source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis

4

hair (of the head)

2

haricot; kidney bean

1

to press against each other; to huddle together

1

military service

1

station master

1

document; official papers

1

to unfold; to unroll; to open

1

(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling

1

as always; as ever; though it's always the case

1

optimism

1

manager; steward; factotum; useful person

1

to avoid; to refrain from; to shun

1

unsteady steps; bobbing

1

bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation

6

court lady; lady-in-waiting (Heian period); separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady) (Heian period); room for a very low class prostitute; very low class prostitute

4

absolute

1

popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character

2

in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces

1

playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; brown eyes

1

cooked rice; meal

1

tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony

1

to dance (orig. a hopping dance)

2

to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with

1

to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle

1

to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)

1

with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names

2

to sing (chant, speak) with a melody or rhythm; to set to music (verse, lyrics, etc.)

1

boy; son; baby boy; young man

1

gray or silver haired (grey)

2

to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress

2

to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)

1

sneeze

1

just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that

2

falling from a horse

1

instructor; tutor (to a prince)

2

to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter

1

one ken; six feet

1

quiet and subdued in appearance; solemn; sad and depressed in manner; soft; gentle

1

to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in

1

hubbub; din; noise

1

ice and snow

1

to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)

1

winter

1