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to speak ill of

2

unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy

1

other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice

1

inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry

1

that is to say; so that means

1

historical; traditional; historic

1

to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to; to attend

2

if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)

1

to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple

2

search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation

10

unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome

1

trivial; not amounting to much

1

rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)

1

rolling up one's sleeves

1

measurement

1

machinery and materials; equipment; materials for manufacturing machinery

1

from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because

1

plant; vegetation

1

to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit

1

to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay

1

precious; valuable

1

tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings

2

frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely

1

middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart

1

kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)

2

tablecloth

2

top (of a table, counter, etc.); tabletop; countertop; baking tray; baking sheet; sheet pan

1

to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down

1

cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding

1

entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings

1

cloth; tablecloth; wallpaper; wall fabric

1

mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with

2

to intervene; to stop (something)

1

explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)

2

quilt coverlet for a kotatsu; kotatsu quilt

1

yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?

1

private room

1

the whole day; all the day

1

shit!; damn!

2

six; 6

2

tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)

1

time; pause; space; room

1

reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation

1

one's own apartment

1

to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)

3

private property; personal belongings; personal effects

2

to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through

2

strong pressure; heavy pressure

1

inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these

2

smartphone; smart phone

1