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teary eyes

2

to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage

2

no concern of mine; nothing to do with me

1

to jab; to hit; to punch

1

Murder on the Orient Express (1934 detective novel by Agatha Christie)

1

trick; plot device; mystery-fiction trope

1

wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)

1

to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish

2

everyone

4

average age

1

sake bottle; tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar; turtleneck (sweater); non-swimmer; person who cannot swim

1

helping oneself to a drink; pouring one's own drink

1

fine quality

1

sherry

1

(true) mirin; mirin containing alcohol

1

label

1

bleary eyes; drunken eyes

1

established fact; fait accompli

1

to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained

3

permafrost

1

outdoors; outside

1

hair style; way of dressing hair

1

hair style; coiffure; hairdo

1

brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything

6

distinction; discrimination; discernment; identification

1

approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction

1

one person; another name; nickname; alias

2

eyebrow

1

to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about

3

plump; fleshy; well-rounded; pleasant (fragrance); rich

1

to alternate; to take turns

1

temporary; transient; trifling; trivial; careless; perfunctory

1

empty air; sky; shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon); emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness

1

washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)

1

one-stroke sketch; unicursal

2

to write down

7

pen nibs

1

to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch

1

tip of brush

1

I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason

2

pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing

1

dreamy state of mind; ecstasy; trance

1

to exchange greetings

4

fortunately; luckily

4

to weaken

4

contrast; antithesis; comparison

1

(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture

1

impulsive

1

(overnight) stay; lodging; inn; hotel; night duty; anchorage

2

set one's teeth on edge

1