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first impression

1

after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably

1

hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar

5

summer

4

quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality

1

steam bath

1

accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank

2

bicycle; bike

1

to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow

5

(within a) city; local

3

(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around

1

southern country; southern provinces; southern lands

6

Kōchi (city, prefecture)

2

even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that

1

speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...

1

town; block; downtown; main street; street; road

12

fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize

2

occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture

2

dynasty

1

capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace

1

liking; taste; choice

2

the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan

4

townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street

1

Asia

2

mixture; intermixture; mixing up; contamination; creation of unorthodox words or phrases by combining terms of similar form or meaning

1

exotic mood; exotic atmosphere; exoticism

2

to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay

2

main street

2

both sides

3

balcony

1

western style-house (esp. those built before WWII)

2

to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line

2

western style

1

tamarind

1

coconut palm (Cocos nucifera)

1

huge; gigantic; enormous

2

roadside trees

1

languid; listless

1

to cast a shadow

1

to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly

1

to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively

1

perfume; fragrance; aroma; balm; sweet scent

1

sunlight; rays of the Sun

2

sedge-woven (bamboo) hat

1

Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

4

to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive

1

vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept

4

colour usage; color usage; use of colour

1

silk

4

fundoshi; loincloth; kimono underskirt; wrestler's ornamental apron

2