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kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes

5

softly; gently; lightly

7

to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits

1

butterfly

10

features

3

joke

8

desperate; hopeless

3

woman's heart; female instincts or psychology

1

female friend; woman friend

1

flower; flowering plant

1

to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on

3

way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)

1

to not take seriously; to take lightly

2

tea ceremony; Way of Tea; sadō

2

union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)

1

ever since morning

1

superficial knowledge; smattering (of); person with superficial knowledge; person who pretends to be knowledgeable; smatterer

1

etiquette; courtesy

1

to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with

1

to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit

1

flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)

2

watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel

1

to get used to using; to get accustomed to using

1

part-time work

1

substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect

1

farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation

1

cardboard; pasteboard

1

beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

5

karma (from one's previous life)

1

furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more

2

opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse

2

blood relationship; blood relative

1

astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast

5

point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge

1

mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion

1

very close (to); within a stone's throw (of); a stone's throw away (from)

1

to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon

3

brand; mark

2

having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way

2

deficit; shortage; loss; being partially broken; being partially missing; being partially removed

1

the late; the deceased

3

imitation; fake; sham

1

to roar; to thunder; to become well known; to become famous; to pound (of one's heart); to throb

1

daydream; waking dream

3

to push open

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to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise

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to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor

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funeral

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in front of a grave

2

attaining enlightenment; becoming a Buddha; entering Nirvana; going to heaven; resting in peace; dying (peacefully)

1