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to sniff; to smell

2

loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness

1

first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank

1

storage room; storeroom; lumber room

1

just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)

1

indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance

1

unused

1

business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed

1

content of a letter

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

2

cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits

1

administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like

1

Chiko

1

aunt; old lady; ma'am

1

to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into

1

to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)

1

hearsay

1

eyewitness report; eyewitness information

2

next day

2

to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside

1

inside; within

4

evening sun; setting sun

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red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful

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to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to

1

within a school

1

to tell a lie; to fib

1

unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)

3

with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay

1

window

1

back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)

1

light brown; tawny

1

to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained

1

slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly

2

to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)

1

honour; honor; glory; privilege

1

intonation; accent; modulation; inflection

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

to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept

2

impatience

2

probable; likely

1

subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive

1

some days; several days

1

(not so) much; (not) very

1

friendship; amity

2

to deepen; to heighten; to intensify

2

really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit

3

silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction

4

domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)

3

to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge

2

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

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