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yurt

2

teacher's desk; teacher's lectern

1

deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate

4

(flower) vase

2

to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)

1

spray; sprayer; atomizer; sprinkles (confectionery); hundreds and thousands

2

hair spray

10

bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

2

just as one thought; as usual; sure enough

3

to raise one's voice; to shout

2

flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head

1

front row

2

hair (on the head)

6

atomizing; spraying

1

feelings; thoughts; meaning

1

to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher

2

visitor

1

halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)

1

skimming through; scanning (reading matter)

1

to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)

2

aunt; old lady; ma'am

10

be; is

2

wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper

5

to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone

2

to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed

5

bullfighter; matador

2

it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...

4

to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious

2

nervousness; oversensitivity

3

for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze

1

Mukai

5

member (of a group led by a kumigashira); member (of a fire brigade); muntin; mullion; member

10

error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense

2

to burst open; to open suddenly (of a door); to change completely; to do a 180

1

was

4

to finish reading; to read through

1

very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary

6

to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down

2

expression; presentation

1

to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)

2

rereading; reading again; reading a single kanji twice (with different pronunciations) in kanbun

1

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

1

intention; aim; design

1

thought; consideration; thinking

2

hence; for that reason

4

gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees

1

to become dull; to become lifeless; to get bored; to lose interest; to lose value after a peak (e.g. stock); to weaken (of the market)

3

dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily

2

to look away; to turn away

1

definite; final; decisive; conclusive

1