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broom

2

giant butterbur (Petasites japonicus); Japanese sweet coltsfoot

2

to compress; to shrink

1

(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)

2

danger; peril; hazard; risk

7

sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable

2

model; miniature; sample; specimen; prescribed form

8

now that; since; so long as; because

1

nimbly; lightly

1

to cross one's mind; to be reminded

1

to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember

2

Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)

1

sericulture; silkworm culture; silkworm raising

1

hunting

1

(not) altogether; (not) wholly

1

lack of relation (to); independence (of)

3

occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally

1

to admire a person's courage; to approve of someone's ambition

3

exile; banishment

4

ancient skirt

22

children's song; nursery rhyme

7

eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine

1

yuzu (Citrus ichangensis x C. reticulata)

1

flowers in full bloom; time of year in which flowers are in full bloom; the age at which someone (esp. a woman) is at the peak of their beauty; booming or peaking (in popularity)

1

ill will; malice; evil intent

4

hades; realm of the dead; the next world

1

beloved wife

1

to be hot on a person's heels

1

to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily

4

to await; to expect

1

de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-

9

to be worried; to be troubled

6

to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say

1

to be harmonious; to get on well; to be intimate or close

2

assorted books

1

to keep away; to keep at a distance

1

demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition

3

to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject

5

counter for pairs of socks, shoes, etc.

1

Japan and China (esp. before WWII)

1

both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)

1

practical use; utility

2

to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)

3

truth; real situation

3

cultural

1

people; populace; masses

11

Queen Mother of the West (an ancient Chinese goddess)

1

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

1

sneaking a bite; snitching food

1

to swarm; to crowd; to flock together

1