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here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up

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splendid; magnificent; gorgeous

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metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing

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devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding

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beautiful woman; (a) beauty

4

outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough

2

(organizational) uniform

2

to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)

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hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces

1

old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated

1

plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit

1

to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off

1

moderate; proper; just right

1

ugly duckling

1

swan (Cygnus spp.); white-feathered bird

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.)

3

to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)

1

hey there; I say; see here

1

to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed

1

love affair; sensual pleasures

2

being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche

1

not only ... (but also); not just; as well as

1

dumbfounded; in mute amazement

1

transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)

1

manner; style

1

beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions

1

tune (melody, piece of music)

2

to dance (orig. a hopping dance)

12

children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people

1

certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons

1

no!; no no!; no, not at all

2

to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy

1

dance

1

in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to

1

manners; etiquette

1

(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of

1

fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift

1

moisture; damp; richness; warmth; financial leeway; gains

1

to spend a night together

1

to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve

1

temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical

1

lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)

1

to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of

4

skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery

1

to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved

1

to court; to woo; to approach defiantly

1

unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with

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one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years

1

to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged

1

true; real; genuine; proper; utter

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