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growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)

2

mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh

3

silk floss; silk wadding

1

lovely; cute; charming; sweet

3

to blush

1

to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

9

tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)

3

your countenance (his ..., her ..., etc.)

1

receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me

1

to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)

1

to prostrate oneself before

1

tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)

5

somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion

4

hardness; stiffness

1

to relax; to make oneself comfortable

2

soft voice

1

chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table

2

to perspire; to sweat

2

white charcoal; charcoal used for tea ceremony

1

rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence

1

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...

13

near; close; beside; third person

1

sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable

2

eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes

3

young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters

3

bright green; chartreuse green

2

to mistake (A for B); to misread

1

necklace; choker

1

strong-willed; strong of heart

1

second (in a series)

1

tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe

5

the other day; a few days ago

4

to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

13

father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)

3

now that; since; so long as; because

3

coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency

2

to happen to be present

1

awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect

1

treasure

2

sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...

3

with the exception of; excepting; excluding

5

all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew

3

indicates question

7

scarce; rare

1

(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances

5

disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry

2

to tell (somebody) to (do something)

1

isn't that right?

3

stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause

1

(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement

3