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to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength

4

humming; crooning

1

to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer

1

among (them); of (them)

3

whispering into a person's ear

1

to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously

1

corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)

1

nameplate; doorplate

1

warmth

1

fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material

1

stealthily; secretly; in secret

1

stealthy steps; soft steps

1

shower

1

to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon

2

second floor; upstairs

1

moonlight

1

wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain

2

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

6

just before

2

silver (color, colour)

5

present; gift

1

eardrum; tympanic membrane

1

to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out

1

bed

7

to jump upon (a moving object)

1

handsome man; actor in a love scene

3

remembrance; recollection; recognition

2

someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person

1

to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)

1

(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey

2

page

9

groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat

1

to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine

5

envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)

4

sleepiness; drowsiness

3

the reverse; other side; lining

1

tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain

2

library (usu. single-room); small library

2

week

1

twice

4

mobile library; bookmobile

1

to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate

3

library

1

entrusting (something to a person); consignment (of goods); putting in someone's charge; trust; commission

1

staff member; employee; worker; personnel

1

operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)

1

remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably

1

not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence

1

journal; magazine; periodical

5

illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure

3