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nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents

3

flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming

3

mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing

1

pebble

1

to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)

1

interruption; suspension; break

1

exceptional

1

to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)

1

maiden work; debut work

1

heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever

1

hedge; fence; border; limit

1

(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front

2

as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still

2

previous work; preceding work; first crop grown in a double-cropped field; preceding crop

3

to be common

1

stroke of the brush; touch; literary style

3

blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)

8

or; otherwise

4

space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart

1

person with whom one is having an illicit love affair

2

Saipan (island near Guam)

1

aeroplane; airplane; aircraft

1

disillusionment

1

typhoon; hurricane

3

Narita

1

Fukuoka Airport

1

to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)

1

doctor; PhD; exposition; fair; exhibition

4

to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored

2

to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp

2

all kinds of things; various things; large number of people

1

companion; company; tritagonist

1

to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints

1

with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)

1

(as alike as) two peas in a pod

1

real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)

1

fantastic; fanciful

2

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)

1

to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss

1

hard fight; difficult struggle

1

goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul

4

to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive

1

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

1

to be a background factor; to be an underlying reason

1

Hagie

2

intersection; crossing; crossroad; street corner; street

1

to mail a letter

1

grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness

3

extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness

2

mother-in-law

1