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to say goodbye; to bid farewell

2

while passing each other

3

(organizational) uniform

2

childish; child-like; innocent; naive

1

live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service

1

the other day; some time ago; recently

2

bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki

1

(vehicle) wheel

2

traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)

3

rickshaw; jinrikisha

3

pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"

1

connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity

2

literature; books (reference); document

1

to find out; to discover; to locate

3

sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable

1

metropolis; big city

2

great; grand; extensive; large-scale

1

rare; strange; odd; peculiar

1

banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of

2

transient; passing; fleeting; ephemeral; like a bubble on liquid

1

to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge

8

to fit; to suit

3

application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal

2

some; any; please; anyway; anyhow

2

being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out

1

account book; ledger; register

1

to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded

1

we; us

1

clothing (e.g. kimono) decorated with one's family crest

1

short sleeved kimono (worn as an undergarment during the Heian period); padded silk garment

1

to age; to grow old

1

roundish; sort of round

1

aunt

18

married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)

17

with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning

3

outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits

3

shade of a rock

1

comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy

1

travelling alone; solitary journey

1

to use one's own judgement; to not be swayed by others; to have confidence in oneself

1

clear; bright; sunny

2

best; ideal; perfect

2

sketching; drawing from nature; portrayal; description

2

ideal weather (for some action, event, etc.); perfect day

1

thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble

3

seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause

1

going feral (of a species); reverting to wild; escape

1

wanderer; vagabond; capricious person; hobo

1

harbour; harbor; port

2

to stretch (one's body)

2