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children's story; fairy tale

1

character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae

1

particle; grain

1

to lend; to loan; to let out on hire

1

rental

1

bus stop

5

to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk

1

lethargy; despondency; mental numbness; (physical) collapse; prostration

1

partly open; in half bloom

1

spending time with one's family on one's day off work; family duty

1

green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor); Japanese pheasant

35

time; pause; space; room

4

bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh

1

to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion

2

mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity

1

what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?

1

emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness

1

one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions

1

to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up

1

to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy

1

(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely

1

something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts

1

huh?; what's up?

1

something unusual; something odd; something out of the ordinary

1

to prowl after; to keep watch on

1

pursuer; pursuing party; posse

2

timetable; schedule

1

wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!

1

penniless; broke

1

to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed

2

stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop

1

to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal

1

counter for buildings, roofs, tents, etc.

1

eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building

1

to get used to hearing

1

surname; family name; last name

1

to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down

1

inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)

1

to change completely; to change suddenly

1

engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably

1

to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away

1

to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare

1

trend; tendency; movement; attitude

2

sense of relief; feeling of relief

1

mixture; jumble; cord made by entwining threads of various colours

1

amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute

1

to watch over; to watch attentively

1

to take one's eyes off

1

to twitch

1

to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish

1