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gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy

2

to become speechless; to be at a loss for words

4

even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is

2

honesty; integrity; purity and unselfishness

1

shadow

1

artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)

1

to press a question; to cross-examine

1

ensemble; harmony (between performers); coordination; ensemble (of clothes); outfit

2

water and ink; ink painting

1

clothes made from jersey cloth; cutsew

1

narrow; thin (sized); slender

1

opening (of a bottle); broaching; beginning; opening; commencement (e.g. of sales)

1

dental calculus (calcified deposits that accumulate on the teeth); tartar (of the teeth)

1

to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)

2

gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting

1

frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

4

imitation; fake; sham

1

it seems that; as if

3

we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual

1

to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out

1

to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden

2

difficult to ...; hard to ...

2

the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly

1

to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)

2

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)

2

painting; picture

4

opening to the public (e.g. garden, etc.); read permission: anybody

1

exhibition

2

personality; character; personal appearance; gentility

1

declaration; profession

1

to call; to summon; to send for; to call together

1

early rising

1

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

4

latent disposition; inner feelings

1

remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)

1

look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute

1

descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence

1

miniature garden

1

for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while

3

sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly

1

to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed

3

because; as; since

3

to raise (one's head)

1

sexual harassment

1

criminal; culprit

1

special seat; box seat

1

smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion

1

to slip off

1

wrinkled; full of wrinkles

1

to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate

1