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coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe

2

floor

1

to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up

2

Ōsumi (former province located in the east of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture, including the Amami Islands)

126

out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb

1

Yasuo

2

psychiatrist

5

modern society

1

conformity; compatibility; adaptability; congruity; congruence

1

youth; young person

1

prime of life

1

layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)

3

pathology

1

subject; theme

1

(written) work; book; writings

1

large number (of); many; majority

4

writing (e.g. as a profession)

1

society; public; community; social studies

10

commentary on current events

1

relation; connection; relevance

5

media

2

exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure

5

to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful

3

personal; inter-personal

1

new book; 17x11 cm paperback book

1

fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy

2

to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up

6

gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision

1

good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter

1

continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

9

all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly

13

to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed

11

over one's shoulder

4

head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

5

youth; young man

15

charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of

1

first half

3

lateness; tardiness; arriving late

1

overacting; hamming

1

carefree; free from worry

5

bam; whomp; thump

1

sofa; couch

11

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

6

bow (salute, greeting)

1

polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough

3

until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point

4

one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission

13

overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par

1

origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material

1

meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence

10