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wooden plate

2

Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)

9

nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets

3

roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)

4

hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)

12

to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)

2

O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray

2

to hold something reverently with both hands

1

sofa; couch

11

face-to-face

1

with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff

1

to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

1

silence (not speaking); muteness

9

to stare at each other; to lock eyes with

2

to keep away; to keep at a distance

2

atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere

11

(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season

5

sky

22

to recall; to remember

2

thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting

1

to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)

4

to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down

1

green tea; Japanese tea

1

to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)

1

room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable

8

dim; gloomy

4

illumination; lighting

4

to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind

1

curtain; curtains

4

opening fully; full throttle; full power

2

to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off

6

rain cloud

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evening sun; setting sun

2

golden (colour, color)

3

to finish dyeing

2

window

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answer respectively agreement or disagreement

2

remembering; recollection; recall; to remember; to recall; to recollect

2

end of the rainy season

1

murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post

2

latest; newest; late-breaking (news)

1

prediction; estimation

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July; seventh month of the lunar calendar

2

fifth day of the month; five days

4

one week

4

until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it

5

various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)

9

settlement; solution; resolution

4

thank you; thanks

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to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain

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