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in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)

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design

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to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage

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nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion

3

expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...

3

in order to; for the purpose of; must; should

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sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity

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first cry of a newborn baby

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to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor

1

to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath

4

makeshift

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bath towel

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fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously

2

to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate

1

newborn

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pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth

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mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary

2

clear; pure; noble

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action of making something; -ification

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action; operation; effect; function

2

sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister

2

milk

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stock (of goods); reserve; supply

2

second floor; upstairs

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shelf; ledge; rack; trellis

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restless; fidgety; in a hurry

2

with a thud

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news programme; news program

1

insurgent; rioter; mob

2

disinheritance; disowning

2

Hida (city, region of Gifu Prefecture, Edo-period province)

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in the mountains; among the mountains

1

holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail

2

retirement (from the world); seclusion

1

personal asset

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else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides

1

personal property; personal effects

1

real estate

1

store; reserve; stock; savings

1

to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

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property; fortune; means; assets

3

tailspin; spin; drilling; boring

1

rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning

4

baby; infant

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obstinate; stubborn; headstrong

3

possible; potential; practicable; feasible

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to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair

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coexistence; living together

1

beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

4

very; much; greatly; a lot of

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