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tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings

2

direct; immediate; personal; firsthand

1

precisely because

4

hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat

1

completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently

2

fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)

2

left side; left-hand side

1

rear left; back left; left and behind

2

slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet

1

seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles

1

as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment

2

honour; honor; glory; privilege

1

rumor that appears to be quite true (rumour)

2

beautiful face; good looks; beauty

1

God doesn't give with both hands; God does not give two gifts; heaven does not grant people more than one talent

1

you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you

37

all things; all creation

1

to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause

4

first impression

1

grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)

1

antique-looking; looking hoary with patina

1

to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around

1

dressing in kimono without hakama (for a man); dressing casually

2

appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy

2

past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40

1

hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering

1

trivial thing; nonsense

1

rude; impolite; mannerless; snotty

2

to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated

1

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

1

to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do

33

tension; mental strain; nervousness

1

unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha

1

purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce

1

to smear with blood; to kill

1

turbidity; cloudiness (of a liquid); opacity; disorder; chaos

1

length of a blade (sword, knife, etc.); walking on the edge of a sword

1

confinement

1

eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort

1

feeble joke; bad pun

1

wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy

1

thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned

1

introduction; presentation; referral; listing

1

to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk

1

horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside

2

manners; courtesy; etiquette

1

and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism

2

in a bad mood

1

to keep (a person) waiting

1

to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper

1