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(a) little; somewhat; somehow

2

ill-omened; unlucky

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bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely

4

bucket; pail

2

amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity

3

assortment (of food); assorted dishes; combination platter

1

beginning; start

1

to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)

1

to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn

1

to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to

1

to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)

2

rice bowl; tea cup; teacup

1

protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm

1

eight-tenths

1

to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up

1

mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion

2

to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace

1

vegetable

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only; merely; but; no more than

3

dining table

1

with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out

1

main guest; guest of honor; guest of honour

1

formal; orthodox; in earnest

1

to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high

1

back; rear; background; behind the scenes

1

dream

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how many years; how long; what year

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style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)

2

deep psyche; unconscious mind; depth psychology

1

famous; fame

3

popular; common; commonplace

1

theory

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lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate

2

black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person

3

joint; seam; joining point

2

reality; actuality; hard fact

3

lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness

1

parting; farewell

1

long ago; already; a long time ago

1

a certain ...; some ...

1

light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence

4

suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly

3

curtain; curtains

4

mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...

4

darkness; the dark

2

dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly

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to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes

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middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart

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wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly

1

stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies

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