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please excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in

2

to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain

2

bunch of flowers; bouquet

1

this; our; right; justice; checking account

1

way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow

1

exaggeration

1

expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)

3

sweet flag (Acorus calamus); calamus; Japanese iris (Iris ensata var. ensata)

1

errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit

1

to leave word; to leave a message

1

to walk away; to saunter off

1

twelve; 12; queen

1

tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)

6

Japanese-style room

1

shoji (paper sliding door)

1

afternoon; p.m.

6

simple; plain; modest

2

tokonoma; alcove where art or flowers are displayed

2

empty; vacant; hollow

1

to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live

2

tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings

1

big; large; great

5

carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover

1

to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around

8

material used for flower arrangement

4

scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch

1

bucket; pail

2

flower vase

3

seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles

3

to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)

3

please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of

4

difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...

2

fusuma; Japanese sliding screen

2

(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after

5

to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate

3

to sit down

4

peace (esp. of the world); peace and calm; tranquility; tranquillity

1

with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill

1

creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention

1

to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate

2

always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively

1

process

1

image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition

6

to knead well; to polish; to refine

1

with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning

1

sitting with one knee drawn up

1

needle-point holder (in ikebana); frog

2

to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)

1

quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful

3

to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)

2