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

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face to face

1

to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on

1

to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect

1

middle-aged man; Buddhist priest

1

stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled

4

crime; offence; offense

1

established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation

1

to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out

1

what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak

1

hand-clapping performed to celebrate the conclusion or completion of something (3-3-3-1 rhythm, done once); single clap after a cheer

1

graduation trip

1

alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion

2

being a graduate of the same school; person who went to the same school; fellow alumnus

1

to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower

1

to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)

1

being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)

1

around the clock; day and night

1

he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing

3

friendly relations; social relations; social life

1

to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against

1

prayer; supplication

2

fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden

1

harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy

1

gradually; slowly but steadily

1

irreplaceable

2

weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline

1

delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler

1

observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance

1

infringement (of a law, treaty, etc.); contravention; conflict (with a theory, claim, etc.); inconsistency; (arch.) collision; (arch.) contact

1

to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste

1

playing house

1

boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier

1

self-centered; self-centred; selfish

1

abyss; ravine

1

innermost depths of one's heart

1

to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off

1

thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound

1

mysterious power of words to alter reality

1

to say everything one wants to say; to exhaust a topic

1

to stare back at; to look back at

1

that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game

2

bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial

2

cover; lid; cap

1

to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly

1

high-pitched; shrill

1

sound of an explosion

1

to resound; to echo; to reverberate

3

carbonic acid; carbonated water; baking soda; sodium carbonate

1

moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing

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