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to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe

8

little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)

8

centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government

5

being invited

3

hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat

1

opening; start; opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.)

1

prefix for forming ordinal numbers

14

counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.

13

apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize

16

realist

1

silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet

2

to fall completely silent; to become still as death

2

bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry

6

rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled

3

root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature

6

to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished

8

stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus

13

to stumble (over); to trip; to fail; to suffer a setback

1

bygones; the past; past event

6

knowing only too well; being fully aware of

1

this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type

3

shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early

4

young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower

3

step by step; by degrees

3

Ōita (city, prefecture)

7

self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness

6

influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on

21

to jump up to one's feet

5

to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective

2

to jar; to creak; to grate

15

fumbling; groping

1

(with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang

7

intonation; accent; modulation; inflection

1

glasses for show; fashionable eyeglasses worn for appearance's sake; glasses with no lenses or 'window glass' lenses

5

lens

5

finger; hands and fingers; hands

4

to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal

2

to begin to dissolve

6

sense of security

1

to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...

2

so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore

12

fine weather; fair weather

3

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

6

one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)

6

good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless

5

to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress

8

to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath

10

sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); ikky; to stick closely

2

feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers

3

cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding

1