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blur; blurred; indistinct

3

sweetly smiling; like the smiling of a beauty; gracious

1

substantiality (of a meal); fillingness; solidity

2

to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn

1

to behead; to decapitate; to fire; to dismiss

1

dark purple

1

to haunt to death; to possess and kill

2

profile

1

criminal investigation

1

to (suddenly) get into a specific mood; (lit.) to get switched on

1

ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)

1

indiscriminate imitation; monkey see, monkey do; blind follower

3

Queen of the Night (character in Mozart's Magic Flute)

3

gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam

2

to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to feel sorrow for

1

stem of flower

1

cyclamen (esp. species Cyclamen persicum)

1

wetting oneself; peeing in one's pants

1

happy; cheerful; pleasant

1

acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair

3

traditional performing arts (e.g. shamisen, koto, dance, etc.); accomplishments

1

to grasp the important points; to hit the right points

1

acupuncture treatment

1

old age

2

dressed in a kimono

1

madwoman

1

with a swoosh; at one fell swoop

1

to be digested; to master (a skill); to be proficient; to mature (e.g. personality); to mellow; to mature (foodstuff)

1

lobby; lounge

2

security measures

3

rehearsal

1

to cut (cloth)

1

batik (cloth)

1

hemp cloth; linen

2

cotton print; calico

1

to be beaten hollow; to be argued into silence

1

clenched fist

1

load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility

2

major religion; great religion

1

vacant post; vacancy; post in name only

2

qualified or eligible person

2

folding book; counter for units of paper and nori (48 pages of Mino paper; 20 pages of hanshi; 10 sheets of nori); counter for folding books, folding screens, shields, etc.; counter for pairs (of curtains); counter for tatami mats

1

public performance; exhibition in a foreign country

2

poll closing

1

evening; evening hour

2

to renew; to replace; to change for; to attach anew

1

finding oneself; self-discovery; journey of self-discovery; search for self

3

roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique

2

coordinate; co-ordinate; matching (e.g. clothes, accessories, furniture, colours); coordinated outfit (clothes and accessories); ensemble; coordinates (items of clothing, furniture, etc. designed to be used together)

4

railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip

1