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both families

2

marriage; matrimony

2

flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event

3

inhabitant; resident; citizen; population

2

impression

1

cause; origin; source

2

uncertain; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious

1

to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)

1

slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose

1

funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable

1

immediate reply

6

sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...

2

to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)

1

royal family

24

meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview

4

to burst into laughter

1

unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy

2

the one before last; two generations, etc. previous

2

heroic

1

with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly

3

completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot

1

to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase

3

dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic

1

exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of

1

to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled

1

opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)

1

to shave off; to scrape off

1

grandchild

3

territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.

2

stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters

1

thought to be; seen as

1

stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)

1

in great numbers

1

people; populace; masses

1

together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

2

coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway

1

to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder

3

to call (someone) to come; to call for; to summon; to always call (someone by a name); to become used to calling

2

Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)

1

wrinkle; crease; ripple

1

attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb

1

troublesome; annoying; complicated

1

to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on

1

to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side

1

to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn

1

to send (a person or thing) to; to deliver; to escort

1

to rebuild; to reconstruct

1

pleasant; agreeable; comfortable

1

to pout

1

to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish

1