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Mikimoto

1

Tomiko

11

(falling) deeply in love

2

gift received from a visitor (usu. used when offering the visitor to partake of part of that gift)

1

marriage due to unintended pregnancy; shotgun wedding

1

heavy metal

6

misedashi; debut of an apprentice geisha; ceremony in which a shikomi becomes a maiko

1

Micaela

1

(one) flag

1

usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant

1

ignition; catching fire

1

down payment; deposit

1

workshop

8

Sawako

5

red-hot iron; gunfire; gambling; violent-tempered

1

ringtone; ring tone; ringback tone; ringing tone

2

imagined landscape; scenery in one's mind's eye

2

to sniffle; to snivel

1

fleeing soldier; warrior fleeing the battlefield; deserter

1

dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance

1

daffodil (esp. Narcissus tazetta var. chinensis); narcissus

1

literary talent

1

I'm sorry to have kept you waiting

2

yōkan; jellied dessert made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar

2

takeout (i.e. food); take-out; takeaway; take-away

1

carving; engraving; chiselled features

1

fairy

4

Sano

2

plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place

1

peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade

1

archer; shooter; bowman

1

ideally; if one were to wish for more

1

come out!; where are you?

1

clearing one's throat; cough

1

end of work day; end of school term; end of school year

1

flattery; cajolery; flirtation

2

leaving a device on (e.g. TV, air conditioner); leaving something engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)

1

romanticist; romantic; dreamer

1

to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.

1

celebration; celebratory event; congratulatory gift; tip; gratuity

1

no matter what; whatever you say; in the end

1

law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale

1

Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan

1

commemorative photograph; souvenir photograph

2

family crest

2

to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon

1

inlet; bay; inland sea

8

ringtone (of mobile phones, portable phones, cellphones, etc.)

1

lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality

2

to loiter around; to wander about

2