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exceeding what one had heard; beyond one's expectations

1

state of emergency

1

enclosing (e.g. with a letter)

3

impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness

7

to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper

1

being surrounded by enemies on all sides; being betrayed (forsaken) by everybody

1

oversized (clothing); baggy; rolling in (of money); (profiting) greatly; sloshing (e.g. of water); gushing

1

selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful

2

sticky; gluey; gummy; stickiness; something sticky

1

natto (fermented soybeans)

5

canoe

4

to descend a river

3

gently; airily; fluffily

3

riverbank; riverside

1

New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia)

1

seaside; seashore; coast; coastland

1

pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked

1

sack; carry-all bag

1

to get (someone's) help; to ask for help

1

cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping

1

dawn; daybreak; beginning

1

to dance down (leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing

1

strike while the iron is hot

1

Sei Shonagon (Poet of the Heian period, included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu)

1

the four seasons

2

to get one's breath back; to calm down

1

to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest

2

windless; calm; quiet (state of affairs); peaceful; stable

1

class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher

2

The Pillow Book (by Sei Shonagon)

2

autumn-leaf viewing; fall-leaf viewing

1

(public) peace; stability; tranquillity

3

to break down crying

2

growth period (in children)

2

price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee

1

claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)

1

absurd; unreasonable

2

dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined

1

to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together

1

rice cooker

1

Poco

1

investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking

2

agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)

1

deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths

1

vitality

3

Llorando se fue

1

pleasure and pain; joys and sorrows

1

social standing

2

to gather (bringing something); to gather (to exchange something)

3

relish; gusto; appreciation

2