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rain shower while the sun shines; sun shower; procession of will-o'-the-wisps seen at night; jack-o'-lantern parade

3

being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind

1

fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic

1

north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind

14

tradition; legend; folklore

2

careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent

1

association; socializing; socialising; fellowship

3

particularly; especially; in particular; expressly

19

author (usu. of a particular book); writer

15

highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)

12

blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature

15

Kanagawa prefecture (Kanto area)

6

person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)

9

Taurus (constellation); the Bull

6

type B (blood, influenza, hepatitis, etc.)

6

kyudo; Japanese archery

6

first rank in the senior class (in martial arts, go, etc.); lowest rank; one dan

6

Waseda University

6

department (faculty) of literature

6

after graduation

6

to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate

14

debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh

6

painter; artist

15

Hyogo prefecture (Kinki area) (Hyougo)

6

birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)

7

animator

12

cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time

6

illustrator

6

witch

10

Battle Spirits

6

Inazuma Eleven (manga)

6

vanguard

6

large number (of); many; majority

6

to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service

6

demanding; difficult; strict

1

restaurant

1

June; sixth month of the lunar calendar

1

as a matter of fact; to tell the truth

2

indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)

5

Pippi

4

something; nothing (with neg. verb)

1

to fear; to be afraid of

3

strongest

5

older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy

14

relative; relation

1

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

4

to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)

4

to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise

11

to bear; to endure

4

to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose

6