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brisk; lively; energetic

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entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)

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moth orchid (Phalaenopsis aphrodite)

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shoji (paper sliding door)

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boarding; wooden floor

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Japan and Europe

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drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office

2

eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original

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wooden flooring

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floorboard

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(in Japanese architecture) transom

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tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)

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Chinese design; Chinese style; traditional architecture associated with Zen

2

reception room; parlor; parlour

5

hilly section of a city (usu. residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains

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plotting (of maps); mapping; compilation

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skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid

2

Japanese tea

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black lacquer

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teacup

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clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt

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to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)

1

too thin; underweight

1

middle-aged woman

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one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years

1

to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither

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to be bony; to be angular

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appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices

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foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine

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putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint

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rubbing one's hands together

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sunflower (Helianthus annuus)

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reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn

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lover; mistress

4

mistress; kept woman; concubine

1

blue; azure; green

5

legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)

2

time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun

1

scoundrel; ruffian; villain

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to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)

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washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)

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insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile

1

rich person; millionaire; magnate; big spender; debauchee

1

man of the hour; woman of the hour

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management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting

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economic world; financial circles; business community

1

history; career

1

Woodman

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best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far

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to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up

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