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bagworm; bagworm moth

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just out of the bath

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sympathy; empathy; response

2

bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)

4

feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear

1

(rocky) beach; seashore

1

clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate

1

to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into

3

riddle; puzzle; enigma

1

form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode

2

to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

2

elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air

4

one-way traffic

4

save our souls; SOS

1

bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent

1

(on one's) mind; heed

2

instant death

5

careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering

1

uh-huh; sniff-sniff

6

fairly long period of time; (arch.) four-hour period

1

invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable

2

after the end (of something); post-

1

obstacle; hurdle

2

private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall

8

egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top

1

to sniffle; to snivel

2

and then; in addition to that; also; even so

3

incorrect; wrong; incorrect interpretation (answer, solution)

1

elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge

2

feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles

1

skinny person; scrawny person; scarecrow; bag of bones

2

childish; child-like; immature; infantile

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apologetic

2

short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability

1

spectators; onlookers; members of the audience

2

to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)

1

hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek

4

crowd of people

15

thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue

3

first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address

4

standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability

6

granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman

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A district in Shibuya, Tokyo famous for being the center of Japanese youth culture and fashion

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naming; christening

4

advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly

5

the public; general public

1

(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)

1

to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other

1

since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now

1

to pass each other; to cross paths

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