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other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice

1

to act like a grown up; to pretend to be an adult

1

Hinamatsuri (March 3); Hina Matsuri; Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival

5

had better do so

1

display of dolls during Hinamatsuri; Hinamatsuri (March 3); Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival

7

rhombus-shaped mochi

1

hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival

11

don't worry; no worries; never mind

1

scrap of cloth; odds and ends

6

Emperor hina doll

16

navy blue; deep blue

1

recycled cloth

1

to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with

1

intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex

1

dyeing; dyed goods; goods to be dyed

1

scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch

1

winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously

1

to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. a page); to turn back; to double back; to enter (the second half; e.g. of a match); to do immediately (e.g. call back, answer an email)

1

decoration; arrangement

1

deep blue; navy blue

1

eyes and nose; looks; facial features; shape; form

2

thread knot (end of the thread tied up to a knot)

1

kimono and ancient head-dress

1

hanging tail (of a traditional Japanese hat); drooping tail

1

to pinch; to nip

1

craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman

1

handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)

2

to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim

1

looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)

5

crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)

1

hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing

3

mental illness; emotional disorder

1

to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive

2

article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry

1

whether one wants to or not; without choice

1

Empress doll (in display with Emperor doll)

1

absence; non-attendance

1

Doll's Festival (March 3); Girls' Festival; Peach Festival

1

seasonal festival

1

storehouse with thick (earthen) walls; godown

1

key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue

1

lock; padlock; tablet; pill

1

gun point; muzzle

1

to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire

1

loophole; crenel; gun port; porthole

1

transom; skylight; dormer window

1

to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install

1

shelf; ledge; rack; trellis

2

crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing

1

wooden box; wooden crate

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