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socks

1

low heels; low-heeled shoes

1

Kyōko

1

bell (often globular)

1

to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat

1

light pink; light crimson

1

to kiss

1

near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person

1

Tohoku University

1

bridge of the nose

1

to be left lonely at the top; to be left high and dry by one's friends; to be abandoned by one's supporters; to have the rug pulled from under one; (lit.) to have the ladder pulled out from under one

1

passion; passions; (sexual) desire; craving

1

sitting; stability

1

tearoom

1

self-service

1

paper cup

1

to make coffee; to brew coffee

1

(verbal) tit for tat

1

cathedral

1

what with this and that; for a number of reasons

1

(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) badgers of the same hole

1

month after next

1

15th day of the month; 15 days

2

traditional Japanese engagement ceremony involving ritual gift exchange between families; ceremonial engagement gifts

2

to sit silently (and submissively) at a meeting

1

with no blood relation

1

very long period; forever; eight thousand years

11

suspicious person

1

bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building

3

shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter

1

comic book; manga magazine

1

high mountain; alpine mountain

2

brilliant; bright

3

science and engineering

1

each; every

2

magazine (company)

1

encouragement; cheering (someone) up; restoring (someone) to consciousness; bringing (someone) around; restorative; stimulant

1

standalone book (i.e. not part of an anthology, series, etc.); (book published as a) single volume; tankōbon; individual volume of a manga series

1

study room

1

day of month; counter for days

1

consolation money; compensation for breaking off relations (e.g. with a mistress); settlement

2

to push into; to stuff into; to be enthusiastic (about); to be crazy (about); to get excited; to be stirred up

1

social status; social position; social standing

1

comic; comics; comic opera; comic; comical

1

single-mother household; fatherless family

1

high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior

1

to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line

1

wealthy person; millionaire

1

Ashiya

1

to hold the steering wheel; to drive (a car)

2