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Kenzaburou

9

participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in

1

bringing up (one's daughter) like a princess

1

to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out

4

innate ability; innate talent; natural gift

1

established practice; custom

4

investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody

2

Sakama

2

twenty-five

3

to kill time

1

to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way

5

to peek; to peep

2

to begin (doing); to start (doing)

1

to begin to turn

2

fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor

2

to be dampened; to be discouraged; to be weakened; to be reduced

1

third floor

2

reading aloud; recitation

4

to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of

1

to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)

1

to listen to in an ecstasy

4

firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)

3

(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)

4

to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust

3

that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?

8

seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)

2

high place; high altitude; heights; broad view

2

suspense

1

to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand

3

basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...

1

high; high school

1

low (level, value, price, etc.)

1

to crack jokes

1

grand; magnificent; majestic; great; sublime

1

true to one's name; living up to one's name

1

unexpectedly; accidentally; by chance

1

(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of

2

a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)

6

secretive; mysterious; furtive; stealthy; clandestine; sneaky

1

territory

3

aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary

2

seeming sad

1

to crowd; to flock; to swarm

3

disappointment; let-down

2

unexpected; contrary to expectations; unforeseen

1

endless; boundless; everlasting

8

burn; scald

11

flashback

1

to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back

25

something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside

1