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to be intimate with; to befriend

3

dining table

1

the reverse; other side; lining

1

to torment; to torture; to harass

2

near oneself; close to one; familiar

1

sepia (colour, color)

1

feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly

2

to cross one's mind; to occur to one

1

to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect

1

object representative of a divine spirit; object to which a spirit is drawn or summoned; object or animal occupied by a kami

2

necromancer (esp. a blind female in northeastern Honshu); medium; shaman

1

to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled

1

a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather

1

previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session

1

sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity

1

it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than

1

rocket; locket

1

gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance

1

time bomb

1

to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid

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means; method

2

ceremony for purifying a building site (before building commences); ground-breaking ceremony

1

four corners; four ordinal directions

1

mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy

2

bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)

2

torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times

1

clear; pure; noble

1

to move around

1

to meet; to assemble; to congregate

1

to loiter around; to wander about

1

to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise

2

musical instrument

2

flute; fife; pipe; whistle

2

koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument

1

direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter

1

recorder (musical instrument); English flute

3

lesson; class work; teaching; instruction

1

everyone; anyone; no one

1

fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade

3

rites; ritual

1

unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic

1

to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)

1

to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up

1

truancy; school non-attendance

1

fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)

2

ancient Shinto (as practiced prior to the introduction of Confucianism and Buddhism to Japan)

1

art; technique; means; way; trick; trap

2

suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression

1

detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of

1

expression; look; countenance; face

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