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to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around

2

hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)

3

crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated

2

ha ha ha; hee hee hee

1

you (plural)

4

to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from

1

to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete

2

mysterious power of words to alter reality

1

deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)

5

that's the way it is; such is life

1

to follow; to come along with one; to accompany

3

will-o'-the-wisp; ignis fantuus

1

floating ball of fire (said to be the soul of a dead person); meteor; shooting star

1

chilly; rather cold; somewhat cold

1

nice; good; well-executed

1

guide (on a tour, etc.)

1

astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum

2

shadow; tail; following

3

reopening; resumption; restarting

2

a bit more; a bit longer

1

pace; step; cadence

2

to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)

1

at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current

10

to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize

1

hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds

1

as expected; predictably; not surprisingly

1

sounds

1

thicket; coppice; brushwood

4

to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself

2

hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes

1

slow; clumsy; stupid; irritating

4

to twine around

3

ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)

5

to be entwined; to be involved

3

to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)

2

to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included

1

rose

1

ancestor; forefather; foremother

1

walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)

1

assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)

1

in a sense; in some way; to an extent

1

to writhe (in pain)

2

squatting (usu. with elbows on knees)

2

looking on; remaining a spectator

2

to compare with the eye

1

thank you

1

possession; owning

1

(small) knife; short sword; small sword

4

to (do) like this

1

relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect

3