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soft light

2

brown; light brown; tawny

1

change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration

1

to rise into importance; to gain strength; (lit.) to raise one's head

1

blackening; going black; turning black

1

to push back; to press back; to force back

1

there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means

1

hesitation; indecision

2

to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate

1

to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...

1

ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful

1

appalling; horrifying; dreadful; hideous; revolting; disgusting

1

to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up

1

to be rearranged; to be moved (around); to be changed; to be replaced; to be exchanged; to be switched

1

tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed

1

children's story; fairy tale

1

picture book

1

national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)

1

reference book; study-aid book; supplemental textbook; student handbook

2

psychology

1

primer; introductory book; (beginner's) guide

1

dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined

1

to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with

2

abstemious; austere

1

bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible

1

business district; office complex

1

passenger plane

1

airplane; aeroplane; plane; aircraft

3

illumination; lighting

1

right above; just above; directly above; directly overhead

2

geyser

1

to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air

1

loss; waste (e.g. of time); feeling of loss; Los Angeles; L.A.

1

being filled with; being full of; permeation

1

burying alive

1

concentration; density; cardinality

1

disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation

1

stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign

1

self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I

1

self-control; self-restraint

2

acceptance; reception

2

rolling a two and four (with two dice); six

1

blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)

2

behavioral pattern

1

wisdom; intelligence; sagacity

1

resentful; bitter; reproachful; regrettable; disappointing; frustrating

2

to flutter down

2

with a click (e.g. camera shutter); with a snap

1

for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze

1

to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out

2