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yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)

3

barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house

2

to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship

1

(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly

2

wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)

1

in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh

2

to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)

1

closet

1

shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper

1

Japanese clothes

2

breakfast

1

drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room

9

small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks

1

to have a meal together; to sit at table

1

to get scolded severely

1

polished rice; (uncooked) white rice

1

wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)

1

grilled fish

1

boiled greens in bonito-flavoured soy sauce (vegetable side dish)

1

tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables

1

comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)

1

indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very

1

grain of boiled rice

1

closeted maiden; carefully-raised girl from a well-to-do family

1

(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point

1

instruction; teaching

1

to know (a person); to think

1

debate; discussion

1

to make an appeal to the confidence of

1

national referendum

1

(religious) faith; belief; creed

2

firmly rooted; deep-seated

1

steering committee

4

program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming

1

washi; Japanese paper

1

debate; panel discussion; forum

46

speech meeting; oratorical meeting; meeting to hear a speech

1

item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry

1

a reworking; a pushover

1

whispering; murmuring; subdued

1

campaign (vote-getting) speech (for a candidate)

1

to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul

1

grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen

1

previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age

8

to hear of; to learn of

3

nickname

1

tea-ceremony procedures

1

old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

1

grandfather; male senior-citizen

2

personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance

6