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feeling that one is living in a completely different age; feeling that something belongs to a different age; feeling that the world has changed dramatically

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face to face

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to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind

2

to squeeze out; to wring out

4

gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine

4

to cast down one's eyes

4

nuisance phone call; spam phone call

1

to lend; to loan; to let out on hire

2

staff member; employee; worker; personnel

2

to say a word; to say something; to speak briefly; to give a quick holler; to let (someone) know

1

inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking

1

to volunteer; to undertake a challenge

8

furniture

3

pre-paid card for purchasing books; Tosho card; library book index card

3

to happen to pass by; to pass by

1

memory; ability to learn

7

sea anemone

1

immature form (of an organism); young animal

1

small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit

1

much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner

2

perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem

4

eternity; perpetuity

2

visitor; caller

2

bill collector

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home delivery

1

withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway

6

panel

12

notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal

3

poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow

4

speaker

12

to push aside; to brush aside

5

boy; son; baby boy; young man

1

to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon

7

graceful; beautiful

4

season; time of year

1

odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...

2

oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi

5

to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty

1

beginning; clue; starting point

3

speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought

8

song lyrics; words of a song; libretto

5

to stimulate one's appetite; to whet one's appetite

1

scattering (in all directions)

1

juice; sap; soup; broth

3

egg boiled, peeled, and steeped in soy sauce marinade

1

steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)

3

bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac

5

cold; frigid; bracing; dignified

3

to be faintly visible; to be barely visible

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good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty

3