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thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)

2

to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on

1

trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing

1

to wave one's hand

4

to go out and away; to leave

5

door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch

1

vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump

3

to point at

3

to walk away; to walk off

2

retreating figure; appearance from behind

2

to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone

6

chapter one; first chapter

1

alcohol; sake

13

rivalry in love; rivalry for the heart of a woman

3

Kitaoojitoori

2

west

2

to; towards; for

15

to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee

12

authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers

5

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

1

to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew

2

to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)

6

Kyoto Prefectural University

1

neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity

2

concert hall

1

prefectural; managed by an urban prefecture (Osaka or Kyoto)

2

botanical garden

4

synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive

1

museum; reference library; archive; record office

1

northern hill

1

exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)

4

(fine) art; the arts

2

green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)

8

to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)

2

environment; circumstance

1

pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements

1

ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only

8

to enter a New Year

1

after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to

1

last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month

1

roadside trees

1

premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts

4

(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees

1

lushly green; verdant

1

lesson; class work; teaching; instruction

4

corridor; hallway; passageway

2

to walk

20

window

5

to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)

1

to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down

2