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starting point for an ascent (mountain, stairs, etc.); base (of mountain, etc.)

2

nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown

3

to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words

1

twilled fabric

1

large padded kimono

1

just a minute; small quantity

1

sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead

1

quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)

1

bow; bowing

1

lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs

4

inner room

2

probable; likely

1

front room; parlor; parlour; living room

1

drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room

2

one room

2

shelf; ledge; rack; trellis

8

to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live

1

ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power

1

(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum

4

two sheets (pieces) (of paper)

2

Burmese rosewood (Pterocarpus indicus); angsana; flowering quince (of genus Chaenomeles) (Pseudocydonia sinensis); Chinese quince (Chaenomeles sinensis); quince (Cydonia oblonga)

1

Burmese rosewood (Pterocarpus indicus); angsana; flowering quince (of genus Chaenomeles) (Pseudocydonia sinensis); Chinese quince (Chaenomeles sinensis); quince (Cydonia oblonga)

1

table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner

2

desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech

3

tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)

3

set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo

1

kitchen

1

tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings

3

dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot

1

being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)

3

widower; divorced man not remarried; bachelor; single man

2

household; home; family; housekeeping

1

white background; blank; female virgin

1

mica; isinglass

1

paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree

1

(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure

2

corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings

2

bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)

3

every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs

6

to smoke (e.g. pipe); to puff (cigarette)

1

distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly

1

(arch.) bracelet (made of stringed jewels or bells and worn at the elbow); bracer (for the elbow of an archer)

1

diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted

1

great success; happy result; good result

1

fold; crease; pleat; manners; courtesy; responsible behavior (behaviour)

1

navy blue; deep blue

1

to change one's clothes

4

warm; mild; genial

4

coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing

4

to face on; to look out on to

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