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to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick

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to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at

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stifled laugh; chuckling; snickering

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fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub

3

spider

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comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious

4

very small; tiny; insignificant

10

thread ball; clew

1

paper folded and tucked inside the front of one's kimono (esp. for use at the tea ceremony); paper used for writing tanka

1

to muster (e.g. courage); to gather; to collect; to pluck up

2

profound mystery

2

spy; spying

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to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender

3

ominous atmosphere; ghostly air; weird air; unearthly atmosphere

10

growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing

2

dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)

7

village; human habitation; human settlement

1

folklore studies; folkloristics

2

Kunio Yanagita (1875.7.31-1962.8.8; folklorist)

2

perception; sensation; awareness

5

newt (esp. the Japanese fire belly newt, Cynops pyrrhogaster)

4

salamander

6

body surface

3

gum; rubber; eraser; condom

18

flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics

2

lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)

6

to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled; to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby

3

dancing; dance

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one-eyed; first (in a series); initial

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brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost

3

to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)

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twilight; sunset; dusk; evening

1

restlessly; hurriedly; agitatedly; fidgeting

1

(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody

6

lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation

1

these guys; these fellows

5

deep in the forest

3

end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part

7

vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot; empty point

2

pedestal

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carving; engraving; chiselled features

4

to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh

12

Solomon; Solomon (10th century BCE; King of Israel)

4

seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up

16

linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple

2

one's carriage; one's demeanor; agility; body movements

5

endorsement (of a cheque, bill, etc.); verification of authenticity (written on the back of a scroll); certificate of authenticity; note written on the back of a scroll; comment; proof

1

cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking

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riverbed

2

disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes

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