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bride

3

stir; commotion; noise

1

small build; small stature; petite; small pattern

1

to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright

4

lightly; easily; carelessly

1

right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right

2

to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing

3

to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach

2

stairs; stairway; staircase

2

reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference

2

one's own literary work

1

proof; proof sheet; galley proof

2

writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word

2

coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate

1

library (usu. single-room); small library

1

walking sound; footsteps

1

telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone

5

bell; bel; B

4

to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble

3

aimless

2

remaining an idle spectator; looking on unconcernedly (doing nothing)

7

to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around

3

third floor

1

before long; even now

3

to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread

2

ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba); gingko; maidenhair tree

1

bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry

4

treetop; tip of a branch

3

to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate

1

five o'clock

4

retaining warmth; keeping heat in; heat insulation

1

pipe; tube

1

steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive

1

slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.

3

to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down

3

Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)

1

one night; all night; overnight; one evening

1

to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support

2

fairy; sprite; elf

3

one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor

1

the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique

8

to run around

1

to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled

4

waist

2

to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant

2

wrist

1

root; joint; base; crotch

1

joint (knee, elbow, etc.)

2

end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)

1

movement; move; motion; trend; development; change

2