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(flower) petal

1

stalk; stem

1

to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)

4

bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh

4

completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe

3

to begin to get dark; to begin to set (the Sun)

1

something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)

1

bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone

1

property; fortune; assets

2

one's (own) house

1

to make a living

1

friend

8

second marriage; remarriage

1

insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance

1

warmly; cordially; with tender care

1

awe; fear; dread; fright

1

sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care

2

to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)

1

revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out

1

muscles of the back; back muscles

1

to bend; to warp; to curve

2

vulgar; crude; tacky

2

wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam

2

mishearing

1

friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men

2

to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around

3

together; jointly; at the same time; with; both

4

one end; an end; part; fragment

1

deep voice; rich voice; full voice

2

locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent

2

bulky; massive; thick; heavy

3

value; worth; merit

2

sash; sliding window frame (esp. metal)

2

just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of

6

to lock; to fasten a lock

2

to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)

2

pale; pallid; wan; pasty

1

other side; opposite side; other party

6

to scratch; to claw

2

instinct

5

refusal; rejection; denial; veto

3

to raise (one's head)

1

horses and cattle

1

weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly

10

facing of a tatami mat

1

scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))

9

borderline; boundary

1

tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain

3

the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there

3

to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy

3