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spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence

2

spore

1

to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature

1

maturity; ripeness

1

uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient

1

rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded

2

resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace

1

natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary

10

gesture; movement; action; acting; performance

1

unreality; becoming disconnected from reality

4

gusher; spout; outpouring; effusion; torrent

1

showy; ostentatious

1

to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)

3

spring water; clear (pure) water

1

colourless; colorless; achromatic; neutral (position); impartial

1

transparent; clear

1

to make an appeal; to urge

1

brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter

2

to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise

1

path; route; itinerary

5

firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm

1

eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice

2

to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain

3

somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly

2

to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much

2

(at the) window

12

nonetheless; nevertheless

3

two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages

1

heel (of a shoe); heel (in pro wrestling); bad guy; player of villain roles

4

stairwell

1

hibernation; winter sleep; torpor

2

to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)

2

eardrum; tympanic membrane

2

oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)

3

to replace; to move; to change the position of

2

connection; link; relationship

1

flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed

1

to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant

1

(romantic) love

3

to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break

1

literary

1

metaphorical

6

assuming that ...; supposing that ...

1

literary work

1

Heian period (794-1185)

2

mental; psychological; physical

1

soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost

4

modern translation; translation into modern language (of a classical text, e.g. The Tale of Genji)

1

Hikaru Genji; The Shining Genji

2

lover; mistress

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