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probability; likelihood

2

anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; all kinds of this

1

to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own

3

sharing a meal

1

guest

1

pretty; charming; lovely; adorable

2

to accord someone every courtesy

1

to cause harm (to)

1

to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter

2

feeling out of place; feeling that one doesn't belong; not knowing what to do with oneself

1

(insectile, especially moth) scales

1

to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits

1

to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling

1

pregnancy; conception

3

hundred times; hundred degrees

1

ashibarai; foot sweep; sweeping one's opponent's legs from under them (judo, etc.)

1

Aikido technique, wherein the opponent is brought down by twisting his or her arm away from the body

1

exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change

1

salad oil

1

one's weak point

1

dignity; quality; grace; panache; level

2

well-bred; of good upbringing

1

unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew

2

triple time; three important requisites

1

pathetic; plaintive

2

to begin to dance; to break into a dance

1

skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper

1

quadruple time; four-four time; common time; the four instruments in the accompanying orchestra in noh, etc. (flute, floor drum, small hand drum, large hand drum)

1

choreography; dance composition; dance coaching

1

dissonance; discord

1

climax; uprush; bulge

5

to become used to the (ways of the) world; to become worldly or sophisticated

1

acrobatics; risky undertaking

1

Ladies and Gentlemen!; all of you; everyone

3

older sister; elder sister

1

moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about

1

unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up

3

lightly (floating); buoyantly; puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.); tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle)

1

thundercloud

2

practical; actual; de facto; in essence; in all but name

1

the big two...; two major...; two main...

1

to run away; to escape safely

1

rocky mountain

7

queen; female champion

8

a style of Chinese poetry; legend or inscription on a picture

1

tall story; tall tale; cock-and-bull story

1

taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story

1

matter of concern and interest

1

unless one ...; if one does not ...

1

great and small; in detail; all

1