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modest; reserved; quiet; frugal; simple; plain

4

drinker; person who can hold their drink

3

test of courage (by going to a frightening place, e.g. a graveyard)

3

yukata; light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe

24

cemetery; graveyard

3

half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)

11

permission; approval; authorization; license

8

to feel a chill run down one's spine

1

raindrop

2

forecast; prediction

6

sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string

4

night sky

10

dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered

15

to begin to rain; to begin to snow

3

sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered

4

to be infected; to be contagious

12

(raining) heavily; (water rushing) plentily; with white noise; with a buzz

1

to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate

9

to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)

8

to pry (open); to prise; to wrench

5

frightening; terrifying

2

resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret

1

to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate

5

to kill

2

likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness

6

same; similar; (just) like; equal

11

sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface

13

troublesome; annoying; complicated

1

to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers

1

to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)

19

to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down

8

rain water; "rain water" solar term (approx. February 19)

1

to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored

30

casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular

8

municipal district; (area of) streets; city and wards

6

Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital

4

end; edge; tip

11

place; position; location; position; standing; status

33

public transportation; public transport

1

development; growth; progress; development; expansion (of a typhoon, low-pressure area, etc.); developmental disability

8

north side; north bank

1

the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket

20

to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)

2

route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course

4

journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling

3

important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency

6

one word

3

epic (poem); epic poetry

2

to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke

1

one night; one evening; all night; overnight

7