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silver thread

2

embroidery

4

full dress; formal dress; uniform

6

moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing

1

to be prominent; to be conspicuous

7

to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight

2

to look at; to gaze; to stare at

3

to become used to seeing; to be familiar with

7

to step aside

1

to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with

2

to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest

7

before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)

1

companion; company

1

to meet; to greet

15

clothing and accessories; attire

1

craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman

29

to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights

4

walk-in closet; wardrobe room; dressing room; costume room

1

being startled; getting a shock

2

consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance

4

to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)

5

in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash

8

as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all

1

with a friendly grin; smilingly

7

assertion; declaration; affirmation

6

to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder

4

to go to meet somebody

3

thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound

4

humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits

1

Lloyd's Register; Royce' (Hokkaidō confectionary maker)

408

to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)

5

control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition

10

since; this person

2

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...

4

end; close

7

to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)

2

belatedly

1

school friend

2

dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged

1

puniness; youth

1

to hide; to keep to oneself

5

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

3

to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce

2

to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise

2

detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)

19

today; this day

2

sword worn on the hip; something worn on the hip (e.g. sword, pill box, money pouch)

1

dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon

1

something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with

1

intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly

2