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reading surreptitiously

2

to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off

1

disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure

1

to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)

2

myself

1

tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet

2

growing light (e.g. at dawn); pale; appearing dumb; talking in an obvious way

1

fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake

1

job vacancy information; recruitment information

1

in terms of; from the point of view of

2

manufacture; production

1

to quit one's job; to resign

1

closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business

1

great poverty

1

speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one

1

silence; stillness; quietness

1

intercom; interphone

1

doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary

2

mailbox; letter box; letterbox; mail slot

1

postcard; memo; note; card

2

Nagano (city, prefecture)

1

around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing

1

to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset

1

cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct

1

mountain villa; mountain retreat; mountain cottage

1

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

2

(addressee's) name; (recipient's) name and address

1

to scan; to look over

1

Japanese person; Japanese people

4

pizzeria; pizza parlor (parlour); pizza place

1

homesickness

1

to be opposite; to face each other

2

grinning; smirking

2

at any cost; at any price; at any expense

1

strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)

1

cream; ice cream

2

to get between; to be caught in

2

pie; tart

2

to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate

3

stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration

2

in addition to this

1

smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)

1

standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)

1

right eye

1

to blow one's nose

1

parents' ability (or inability) to let go of their children

1

New York

14

Aoyama Gakuin University

1

non-slip device (material, tread, etc.); non-skid; anti-slip; back-up option (esp. with regard to university admissions); back-up choice; insurance choice

1

school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs

2