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gratitude; thanks; apology

2

hard to understand; Byzantine fashion

2

to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off

1

perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem

1

confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter

2

rational

2

to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide

1

to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for

1

(typically) Japanese

1

to become (a state, condition, etc.)

1

all on one's own

1

grief; sorrow; anguish; lamentation

1

gatepost; pier

3

being at home; being in

2

multi-use; combined use; combination; serving two purposes

1

surveillance camera; security camera

1

security firm; security company

1

sticker; (adhesive) label

1

care; precaution; guarding; caution

1

automatic; intransitive verb

1

inside the gates

1

entrance

2

gentleman

6

elite

2

blouse

1

to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post

1

maid

1

mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable

1

to worry oneself (about)

2

to worry; to fret; to get anxious

1

borrowing

1

dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)

1

incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical

1

traditional Japanese engagement ceremony involving ritual gift exchange between families; ceremonial engagement gifts

7

to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch

3

to lay aside; to set aside

1

(hamster) wheel

1

edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging

1

intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart

2

to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into

1

if one is unlucky; if one is careless

1

focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving

1

to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of

1

to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)

1

tingling; stinging; pungently

2

to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of

1

beside; nearby

1

Gothic Lolita (type of teenage fashion)

3

something wrapped in a furoshiki

8

to head home; to leave for home

1