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a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

5

before the gate; in front of the gate

2

to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign

6

fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub

1

spider

1

(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future

3

comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious

2

something; some kind of; for some reason

14

very small; tiny

1

light brown; tawny

1

thread ball; clew

1

paper folded and tucked inside the front of one's kimono (esp. for use at the tea ceremony); paper used for writing tanka

1

inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)

15

spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted

1

to muster (e.g. courage); to gather; to collect; to pluck up

1

to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)

1

shades of evening; dead of night

1

to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)

3

profound mystery

1

spy

1

to differ; to vary; to disagree

1

to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender

2

atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere

3

mere; simple; sheer

4

ghostly air; weird air; unearthly atmosphere

1

to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent

8

demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition

15

growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing

2

(religious) faith; belief; creed

3

story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

3

dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)

1

human habitation

1

villager

1

every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)

2

quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion

5

folklore studies; folkloristics

1

Yanagita Kunio

1

notice; attention; observation

3

perception; sensation; awareness

5

shade of tree; bower

3

to peek; to peep

1

brickwork

1

orange (color, colour)

19

newt (esp. the Japanese fire belly newt, Cynops pyrrhogaster)

2

salamander (amphibian of the order Caudata)

2

brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter

16

body surface

1

gum; rubber; eraser; condom

16

flexible; lithe; soft; pliable

1

lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)

2