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years later

1

exceptional; unusual

1

hoot hoot; tu-whit tu-whoo; oh!; I see; huh!

6

tiny; little; wee

1

looking depressed; long face

1

horned owl (any owl with horn-like ear tufts)

50

gaudy; flashy; shiny

1

treating someone to one delicious meal after the other

1

to grow taller (of people)

1

long

3

stay; sojourn

4

dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group

2

pier; wharf; quay; dock

2

brown; tan

1

sunburn; suntan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. of paper); yellowing; drying up (of a river, field, etc.)

1

paving stone; pavement

15

both feet; both legs

2

one knee

1

unkempt hair; disheveled hair; tousled hair

2

stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow

2

to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity

1

empty (useless) formalities

1

etiquette; good manners

1

sea breeze; salty wind; briny air

1

whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; second-year kindergarten student

1

appearance; look

1

red eyes; bloodshot eyes; red-eye; red mullet (Chelon haematocheilus); facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue

1

break in the deadlock

1

without permission; without notice

1

right or wrong

1

quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless

2

to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise

1

roofing; roofed with; thatching; thatched with; shingling; shingled with

1

to get on aboard; to join a ship

1

active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try

2

member

1

counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor

1

large building; building with a long roof; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.

1

to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of

3

town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)

2

that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there

3

chaperoning; monitoring someone's behaviour; watchdog; chaperone; watcher

1

caller; visitor; company; guest

3

to treat (a guest); to receive; to entertain; to be hospitable to; to make welcome

3

as a child; when one was a child

2

flesh (of a fruit); pulp

1

chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness

2

being produced in a particular region; local specialty

1

imported goods

1

extensive knowledge; erudition; learned; erudite; well-informed

1