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from the beginning

2

romanticist; romantic; dreamer

1

to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across

2

crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness

1

temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent

1

to be needed; to be wanted

1

to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)

1

careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate

1

kiss

1

kiss

5

toy box; toy chest

1

to be emotionally moved; to have a lump in one's throat

1

cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits

1

presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch

2

to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat

2

return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)

1

standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability

1

to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age

1

sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable

1

eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes

2

sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)

2

discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude

2

to fall in love (with); to love

2

confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)

2

second day of the month; two days

2

after a long time; for the first time in a while

1

call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)

1

penalty

1

since; henceforth

1

feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely

1

informant; informer; contact; Information Provider

5

meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview

4

that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage

1

to breathe out; to exhale

1

that day; the very same day

2

designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at

4

smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious

2

exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)

1

what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on

1

capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel

1

to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing

1

sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity

1

rather than (do ...)

1

obstinate; stubborn; headstrong

1

sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart

1

grand; magnificent; majestic; great; sublime

1

logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel

1

arrival

1

more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once

6

to say a word; to say something; to speak briefly; to give a quick holler; to let (someone) know

1