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silk floss; silk wadding

2

dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible

1

careless

1

to build (a fire); to make; to start; to light

6

modesty; humility; being humble

1

unfairness; injustice; partiality

1

confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself

1

unthinkable; count for nothing; not matter; out of the question

1

to die; to lay down life's burden

2

to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)

1

to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)

2

wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain

4

shabby; seedy

3

tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm

1

sea breeze

1

exhaust fumes

2

to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death

2

to join hands (with)

5

parents; both parents

1

shyness; shame

1

to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential

1

to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless

2

headlight

1

lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous

2

to reach; to get to

1

self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness

1

long and large; tall and large; grand; huge

2

to awake from one's sleep

1

serious; important; significant; grave; weighty

1

treachery; betrayal; perfidy

2

disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty

2

extended leave; long vacation

1

physical weariness; sense of fatigue; washed-out feeling

1

dreamy state of mind

1

behind one's back

1

pessimism; disappointment

1

to take one's eyes off

1

traces; remnants

1

university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)

1

taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)

1

to stop by; to drop in for a short visit

3

green tea; Japanese tea

1

packing; wrapping

1

the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)

1

nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets

1

crispy; crunchy; tearing; ripping; spirited; energetic

1

food texture; mouthfeel

2

dead leaf; dry leaves

4

to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic

2

(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate

2