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materials; data; document

3

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

1

memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad

2

pen

4

floral pattern

2

teacup

2

to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax

1

tart; roll of sponge cake with sweetened beans

2

fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity

2

race

3

plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)

1

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

5

spoon

2

several (objects, usu. from two to six)

1

fork; forkball

2

tea party

1

to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)

1

brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows

2

to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple

1

vexing; irritating; impatient

1

to tear; to rip

2

Iwate prefecture (Tōhoku area)

1

shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted

2

weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)

7

to return; to come back

2

to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)

9

hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation

3

shudder; shiver; trembling with fear

2

corruption; immorality; lapse from virtue; fall from virtue

10

protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household

2

sub-; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia; America

13

Risa

13

To-ko

13

in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely

1

to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to

2

natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary

3

both; (not) either

2

to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)

2

unnecessary; unneeded

2

companion; partner; spouse

1

stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)

1

troublesome; annoying; complicated

1

to be choked up; to be crushed (emotionally); to be overcome (with emotion); to be shocked; to be horrified

3

to pray; to wish

3

to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)

2

daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

8

cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat

2

rice plant (Oryza sativa)

1

Shinkansen; bullet train

7

Sendai (city in Miyagi)

1